Position Adjustment in Mobile Communications Networks

A method for determining an adjusted position of a mobile entity in an area of a mobile communications network based on a reference position of the mobile entity in the area, the area being divided into different pixels, the method comprising:

• determining the reference position of the mobile entity in the area;
• determining, for each pixel of the area, a predicted signal level of a radio frequency field of the mobile communications network for the mobile entity;
• determining, for each pixel of the area, a mobile traffic density indicating an expected density of the mobile traffic of the mobile communications network in the area,
• determining, for the area, a probability matrix of the area based on the reference position, the predicted signal level and the mobile traffic density, the probability matrix indicating a likelihood that the mobile entity is located in the corresponding pixel of the area,
• selecting one of the pixels for the mobile entity based on the probability matrix, the selected pixel corresponding to the adjusted position of the mobile entity in the area.

A position adjusting unit configured to determine an adjusted position of the mobile entity in an area of a mobile communications network based on a reference position of the mobile entity in the area, the area being divided into different pixels, comprising:

• a receiver circuit configured to receive the reference position of the mobile entity in the area;
• a processing circuit configured to:
• determine, for each pixel of the area, a predicted signal level of a radio frequency field of the mobile communications network for the mobile entity;
• and
• indicate an expected density of the mobile traffic of the mobile communications network in the area;
• determine a probability matrix of the area based on the reference position, the predicted signal level and the mobile traffic density, the probability matrix indicating a likelihood that the mobile entity is located in the corresponding pixel of the area;
• and
• select one of the pixels for the mobile entity based on the probability matrix, the selected pixel corresponding to the adjusted position of the mobile entity in the area.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a computer program for determining an adjusted position of a mobile entity in an area of a mobile communications network based on a reference position of the mobile entity in the area, the area being divided into different pixels, the computer program comprising program code to be executed by at least one processing unit of a position adjusting unit of a mobile communications network, wherein execution of the program causes the at least one processing unit to:

• determine the reference position of the mobile entity in the area;
• determine, for each pixel of the area, a predicted signal level of a radio frequency field of the mobile communications network for the mobile entity;
• determine, for each pixel of the area, a mobile traffic density indicating an expected density of the mobile traffic of the mobile communications network;
• determine, for the area, a probability matrix based on the reference position, the predicted signal level and the mobile traffic density, the probability matrix indicating a likelihood that the mobile entity is located in the corresponding pixel of the area;
• and
• select one of the pixels for the mobile entity based on the probability matrix, the selected pixel corresponding to the adjusted position of the mobile entity in the area.