Systems and methods for characterizing the performance of a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method for characterizing a performance of a wireless network, the method comprising:
- receiving data from multiple devices operating in the network, wherein the data received from each device includes timing data and wherein the network is represented by a grid having bins;
determining a location of each device based on the timing data, wherein the location of each device is associated with one or more bins of the grid;
identifying a device rating associated with each device; and
binning the data received from the multiple device in the one or more bins.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for characterizing a performance of a wireless network. Data or metrics are collected from a device. The metrics include timing information associated with certain sectors. The timing information can be used to determine an approximate location of the device when the call or other use of the device occurred. A device rating is used to contribute the metrics of the device to bins of a grid that describes the wireless network. Only the bins associated with the approximate location of the device receive the contribution of the metrics. The metrics from other devices are similarly contributed to specific bins. As more usage of the devices occurs, the bins reflect the performance of the wireless network. The device ratings of the devices can also be updated based on the bin ratings and other data associated with the bins.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for characterizing a performance of a wireless network, the method comprising:
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receiving data from multiple devices operating in the network, wherein the data received from each device includes timing data and wherein the network is represented by a grid having bins;
determining a location of each device based on the timing data, wherein the location of each device is associated with one or more bins of the grid;
identifying a device rating associated with each device; and
binning the data received from the multiple device in the one or more bins. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for characterizing a performance of a wireless network using data collected from devices operating in the wireless network, the method comprising:
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collecting a data set that includes both an approximate location of a device operating in a wireless network and metrics related to the device from a set of devices operating in the wireless network;
determining a device rating for each device in the set of devices;
contributing the metrics from each device to at least one bin of a grid that represents the wireless network based on at least the device rating of each device and a bin rating of the at least one bin; and
characterizing a performance of the wireless network based on the metrics contributed to bins in the grid from the set of devices. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for characterizing a performance of end use devices operating in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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representing a wireless network as a grid, the grid having one or more bins each having a bin rating;
identifying one or more bins associated with each location of multiple devices operating in the wireless network;
determining a device rating of each device;
contributing metrics from each device to the one or more bins associated with the location of each device; and
characterizing each device based on the metrics contributed by each device and metrics existing in the one or more bins receiving the contributed metrics. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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