Secure network information exchange for external interference detection and system for same
AssigneeSpectrum Effect Inc.
InventorsDiego Ayala, Eamonn Gormley, David James Ryan, Charles Immendorf
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Abstract
A system and method that utilize data from co-sited cells that transmit and receive data on frequencies that are licensed to different operators facilitate sharing cellular configuration and performance data without revealing proprietary data to competing operators. Detection of external interference is enhanced by data from different operators.
Claims20
A method for determining interference that is external to cellular telecommunications, the method comprising:
- in a secure module that prevents a first operator that operates a first cellular network from accessing network configuration and performance data of a second operator that operates a second cellular network, and prevents the second operator from accessing network configuration and performance data of the first operator:
- receiving network configuration data and network performance data for a first cell operated by a first operator, the performance data including interference measurements for first frequencies that are licensed to the first operator;
- receiving network configuration data for a second cell operated by a second operator and co-sited with the first cell, the network configuration data including downlink frequencies for second frequencies that are licensed to the second operator;
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- determining, by the secure module, whether transmissions from the second cell cause passive intermodulation (PIM) products that affect the first cell using the network performance data from the first cell and the configuration data from the second cell,
- wherein the first frequencies are not used by the second operator, the second frequencies are not used by the first operator.
A system for determining interference that is external to cellular telecommunications, the system comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable medium with computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, perform the following operations:
- receiving network configuration data and network performance data for a first cell operated by a first operator, the performance data including interference measurements for first frequencies that are licensed to the first operator;
- receiving network configuration data for a second cell operated by a second operator and co-sited with the first cell, the network configuration data including downlink frequencies of second frequencies that are licensed to the second operator;
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- determining, by the secure module, whether transmissions from the second cell cause passive intermodulation (PIM) products that affect the first cell using the network performance data from the first cell and the configuration data from the second cell,
- wherein the first frequencies are not used by the second operator, the second frequencies are not used by the first operator,
- wherein the system is a secure system that prevents the first operator from accessing network configuration and performance data of the second operator, and prevents the second operator from accessing network configuration and performance data of the first operator.
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