Generating a network map
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving by a processing unit, a first measurement data transferred from a second network unit, the location of which is identified by a second identifier, wherein;
the first measurement data relates to first data received by the second network unit from a first network unit, the location of which is identified by a first identifier; and
the first network unit sends the first data to the second network unit, while the second network unit is located in at least two different locations; and
generating by the processing unit a network map based on the first measurement data, the first identifier and the second identifier, wherein the network map illustrates availability of network access technologies in various locations of a network comprising the first network unit and the second network unit.
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Abstract
Aspects of the present invention relate to a method, and various systems operable or arranged to implement that method, of generating a network map illustrating availability of network access technologies in various locations of the network. The method may comprise the following steps: (a) sending, by a first network unit, the location of which is identified by a first identifier, first data to a second network unit, the location of which is identified by a second identifier, whereby the first data is sent using at least two different network access technologies and is sent to at least two different possible locations for the second network unit; (b) receiving by the first network unit from the second network unit, first measurement data relating to the sent first data; and (c) generating the network map based on the measurement data, the first identifier and the second identifier.
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27 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving by a processing unit, a first measurement data transferred from a second network unit, the location of which is identified by a second identifier, wherein; the first measurement data relates to first data received by the second network unit from a first network unit, the location of which is identified by a first identifier; and the first network unit sends the first data to the second network unit, while the second network unit is located in at least two different locations; and generating by the processing unit a network map based on the first measurement data, the first identifier and the second identifier, wherein the network map illustrates availability of network access technologies in various locations of a network comprising the first network unit and the second network unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, comprising:
a network unit for use during generation of a network map illustrating availability of network access technologies in various locations of a network, the location of the network unit being identified by a first identifier, the network unit being operable to; send first data to another network unit, the location of which is identified by a second identifier, while the other network unit is located in at least two different locations; receive from the other network unit second data comprising first measurement data relating to the sent first data; and process the first measurement data to obtain the network map based on the first measurement data, the first identifier and the second identifier. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system, comprising:
a processing unit that is used in generating a network map illustrating availability of network access technologies in various locations of a network, the processing unit being operable to; receive a first measurement data transferred from a second network unit, the location of which is identified by a second identifier, wherein; the first measurement data relates to first data received by the second network unit from a first network unit, the location of which is identified by a first identifier; and the first data being sent by the first network unit to the second network unit, while the second network unit is located in at least two different locations; and generate the network map based on the first measurement data, the first identifier and the second identifier. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A system for generating a network map illustrating availability of network access technologies in various locations of the network, the system comprising:
a first network unit, the location of which is identified by a first identifier, a second network unit, the location of which is identified by a second identifier, and a third network unit, wherein; the first network unit is operable to send first data to the second network unit, whereby the first data is sent to at least two different locations for the second network unit; the second network unit is operable to receive the first data and to process the first data in order to generate first measurement data, relating to the sent first data; the second network unit is operable to transfer the first measurement data to the third network unit; and the third network unit is operable to receive the first measurement data and to process the first measurement data to obtain the network map, based on the measurement data, the first identifier and the second identifier.
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