Network drive testing based on population distribution
AssigneeDISH Wireless L.L.C.
InventorHeather Campbell
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Abstract
Technologies for population distribution-based drive testing are disclosed. An example method includes determining geographic units for drive testing based on a proposed coverage of the communications network and a population distribution of potential users of the communications network, and for each geographic unit: determining a mobile test pattern and a set of stationary test locations for drive testing, and causing performance of drive testing in accordance with the mobile test pattern and set of stationary test locations.
Claims16
A computer-implemented method for drive testing a communications network, the method comprising:
- determining a plurality of geographic units for drive testing based on a proposed coverage of the communications network and a population distribution of potential users of the communications network;
- for each geographic unit of the plurality of geographic units:
- determining a mobile test pattern and a set of stationary test locations for drive testing based on at least one of a geographic characteristic or population characteristic of the geographic unit, including:
- performing an even distribution of the set of stationary test locations along a perimeter of the geographic unit, subject to one or more constraints that include at least one of a proximity to commercial areas, spacing to a concentration of residential properties, a body of water, a lack of intersections, or a private gated community;
- and
- causing performance of drive testing in accordance with the mobile test pattern and the set of stationary test locations.
A drive test system for a communications network, comprising:
- at least one memory that stores computer executable instructions;
- and
- at least one processor that executes the computer executable instructions to cause actions to be performed, the actions comprising:
- determining a plurality of geographic units for drive testing based on a proposed coverage of the communications network and a population distribution of potential users of the communications network;
- for each geographic unit of the plurality of geographic units:
- determining a mobile test pattern and a set of stationary test locations for drive testing, including:
- determining at least one of a middle traversal of the geographic unit or a full or partial loop around a population centroid of the geographic unit;
- and
- causing performance of drive testing in accordance with the mobile test pattern and the set of stationary test locations.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing contents that, when executed by one or more processors, cause actions to be performed, the actions comprising:
- determining a plurality of geographic units for drive testing a communications network based on a proposed coverage of the communications network and a population distribution of potential users of the communications network;
- for each geographic unit of the plurality of geographic units:
- determining a mobile test pattern and a set of stationary test locations for drive testing, including:
- determining at least one of a middle traversal of the geographic unit or a full or partial loop around a population centroid of the geographic unit;
- and
- causing performance of drive testing in accordance with the mobile test pattern and the set of stationary test locations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.