Handling VSWR value or the like of antennas in telecommunication networks
AssigneeElisa Oyj
InventorsKarri Sunila, Antti Salmenlinna
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Abstract
A computer implemented method of handling threshold value of an antenna performance parameter of an antenna of a telecommunication network. A default antenna performance parameter threshold value of the antenna is obtained; a second antenna performance parameter threshold value for the antenna is determined based on the default antenna performance parameter threshold value and loss information related to the antenna, or based on gradually testing antenna performance parameter threshold values; and the second antenna performance parameter threshold value is taken into use for the antenna.
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A computer implemented method of handling a threshold value of an antenna performance parameter of an antenna of a telecommunication network, the method comprising:
- setting the threshold value of the antenna performance parameter of the antenna to an initial value, wherein the antenna performance parameter comprises an amount of mismatch between the antenna and a feed line connecting to the antenna, and the threshold value is configured to trigger an antenna performance parameter alarm;
- gradually changing the threshold value of the antenna performance parameter until the antenna performance parameter alarm is triggered, or until the antenna performance parameter alarm is no longer triggered, to find out a triggering value of the threshold of the antenna performance parameter;
- determining a second threshold value of the antenna performance parameter based on the triggering value of the threshold of the antenna performance parameter and a predefined margin;
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- taking the second threshold value of the antenna performance parameter into use for the antenna.
An apparatus comprising a processor and a memory including computer program code;
- the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to:
- handle a threshold value of an antenna performance parameter of an antenna of a telecommunication network, wherein the antenna performance parameter comprising an amount of mismatch between an antenna and a feed line connecting to the antenna, and the threshold value is configured to trigger an antenna performance parameter alarm;
- set the threshold value of the antenna performance parameter of the antenna to an initial value;
- gradually change the threshold value of the antenna performance parameter until the antenna performance parameter alarm is triggered, or until the antenna performance parameter alarm is no longer triggered, to find out a triggering value of the threshold of the antenna performance parameter;
- determine a second threshold value of the antenna performance parameter based on the triggering value of the threshold of the antenna performance parameter and a predefined margin;
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- take the second threshold value of the antenna performance parameter into use for the antenna.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable program code which when executed by a processor causes an apparatus to:
- handle a threshold value of an antenna performance parameter of an antenna of a telecommunication network, wherein the antenna performance parameter comprising an amount of mismatch between an antenna and a feed line connecting to the antenna, and the threshold value is configured to trigger an antenna performance parameter alarm;
- set the threshold value of the antenna performance parameter of the antenna to an initial value;
- gradually change the threshold value of the antenna performance parameter until the antenna performance parameter alarm is triggered, or until the antenna performance parameter alarm is no longer triggered, to find out a triggering value of the threshold of the antenna performance parameter;
- determine a second threshold value of the antenna performance parameter based on the triggering value of the threshold of the antenna performance parameter and a predefined margin;
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- take the second threshold value of the antenna performance parameter into use for the antenna.
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