# US 2021/0345135 A1 · Minimization of drive tests in beamformed wireless communication systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0345135 A1 - Document ID: US20210345135A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/303,781 - Filed: 2021-06-07 - Published: 2021-11-04 - Earliest claimed: 2017-10-13 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Inventors: Ralf Bendlin; Thomas Novlan; Arunabha Ghosh; Saeed Ghassemzadeh - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210345135A1 ## CPC - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04B 17/17: Detection of non-compliance or faulty performance, e.g. response deviations (H04B17/18 takes precedence) - H04W 24/08: Testing, {supervising or monitoring} using real traffic - H04W 24/10: Scheduling measurement reports {; Arrangements for measurement reports} - H04W 64/003: {locating network equipment} - H04W 64/00: Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract An example method may include a processing system of a cellular network having a processor receiving, from a mobile endpoint device, a measurement of a performance indicator, a location, and spatial orientation information, the measurement of the performance indicator based upon at least one wireless signal from a base station of the cellular network, and adjusting at least one aspect of the cellular network in response to the measurement of the performance indicator, the location, and the spatial orientation information. Another example method may include a processing system of a mobile endpoint device having a processor receiving a wireless signal from a base station of a cellular network, capturing a measurement of a performance indicator based upon the wireless signal, recording a location and spatial orientation information, and transmitting to the cellular network the measurement of the performance indicator, the location, and the spatial orientation information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, by a processing system of a cellular network including at least one processor, from a mobile endpoint device, a measurement of at least one performance indicator, a location, and spatial orientation information, wherein the measurement of the at least one performance indicator is based upon at least one wireless signal from a base station of the cellular network, wherein the at least one wireless signal comprises a beamformed wireless signal that is transmitted via a first type of radio access architecture, and wherein the measurement of the at least one performance indicator is received by the processing system of the cellular network via a second type of radio access architecture that is different from the first type of radio access architecture, wherein the second type of radio access architecture utilizes non-beamformed wireless signals; and adjusting, by the processing system, an activation status of a baseband unit from a baseband unit pool comprising a plurality of baseband units of the cellular network in response to the measurement of the at least one performance indicator, the location, and the spatial orientation information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving further comprises: receiving a time stamp associated with the measurement of the at least one performance indicator. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one performance indicator comprises at least one of: a received signal strength; a bit error rate; a packet loss rate; a round trip time; a delay measure; a beam failure event; or a random access procedure failure event. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the received signal strength comprises a reference signal received power. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the location is determined based upon a global positioning system of the mobile endpoint device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the location is determined is based upon time of arrival measurements at the mobile endpoint device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the spatial orientation information comprises a direction of a receive beam of the mobile endpoint device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the spatial orientation information is determined via a gyroscope and a compass of the mobile endpoint device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving comprises receiving a plurality of measurements of the at least one performance indicator, a plurality of locations, and a plurality of spatial orientation information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The method of claim 9, wherein the adjusting the activation status is based upon the plurality of measurements of the at least one performance indicator, the plurality of locations, and the plurality of spatial orientation information. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising: adjusting at least one aspect of the cellular network in response to the measurement of the at least one performance indicator, the location, and the spatial orientation information, wherein the adjusting the at least one aspect comprises: activating a remote radio head; deactivating a remote radio head; changing a transmit power of a base station; changing a boresight direction of an antenna array; changing a beamwidth of a gain pattern of an antenna array; changing a channel coding scheme availability at a base station; or changing a base station backhaul configuration. ### Claim 12 A device comprising: a processing system including at least one processor; and a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: receiving, from a mobile endpoint device, a measurement of at least one performance indicator, a location, and spatial orientation information, wherein the measurement of the at least one performance indicator is based upon at least one wireless signal from a base station of a cellular network, wherein the at least one wireless signal comprises a beamformed wireless signal that is transmitted via a first type of radio access architecture, and wherein the measurement of the at least one performance indicator is received by the processing system of the cellular network via a second type of radio access architecture that is different from the first type of radio access architecture, wherein the second type of radio access architecture utilizes non-beamformed wireless signals; and adjusting an activation status of a baseband unit from a baseband unit pool comprising a plurality of baseband units of the cellular network in response to the measurement of the at least one performance indicator, the location, and the spatial orientation information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the receiving further comprises: receiving a time stamp associated with the measurement of the at least one performance indicator. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the at least one performance indicator comprises at least one of: a received signal strength; a bit error rate; a packet loss rate; a round trip time; a delay measure; a beam failure event; or a random access procedure failure event. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the spatial orientation information comprises a direction of a receive beam of the mobile endpoint device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the spatial orientation information is determined via a gyroscope and a compass of the mobile endpoint device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, wherein the receiving comprises receiving a plurality of measurements of the at least one performance indicator, a plurality of locations, and a plurality of spatial orientation information. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The device of claim 17, wherein the adjusting the activation status is based upon the plurality of measurements of the at least one performance indicator, the plurality of locations, and the plurality of spatial orientation information. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12, the operations further comprising: adjusting at least one aspect of the cellular network in response to the measurement of the at least one performance indicator, the location, and the spatial orientation information, wherein the adjusting the at least one aspect comprises: activating a remote radio head; deactivating a remote radio head; changing a transmit power of a base station; changing a boresight direction of an antenna array; changing a beamwidth of a gain pattern of an antenna array; changing a channel coding scheme availability at a base station; or changing a base station backhaul configuration. ### Claim 20 A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processing system including at least one processor, cause the processing system to perform operations, the operations comprising: receiving, from a mobile endpoint device, a measurement of at least one performance indicator, a location, and spatial orientation information, wherein the measurement of the at least one performance indicator is based upon at least one wireless signal from a base station of a cellular network, wherein the at least one wireless signal comprises a beamformed wireless signal that is transmitted via a first type of radio access architecture, and wherein the measurement of the at least one performance indicator is received by the processing system of the cellular network via a second type of radio access architecture that is different from the first type of radio access architecture, wherein the second type of radio access architecture utilizes non-beamformed wireless signals; and adjusting an activation status of a baseband unit from a baseband unit pool comprising a plurality of baseband units of the cellular network in response to the measurement of the at least one performance indicator, the location, and the spatial orientation information.