Cellular/PCS management system and method
AssigneeBellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
InventorDannie E. Martin
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Abstract
A method and system for detecting failures in a wireless communications network. A computer is programmed to remotely access a platform, such as a network switch or database, that stores data indicative of the performance of the wireless communications network infrastructure. The computer downloads the data, parses the data to extract wireless communications network events such as dropped calls, noise or lack of audio, sorts the events, and passes the events through an event-to-failure mapping module to identify probable network component failures. Data is preferably analyzed over periods of less than 24 hours. The probable failures are preferably reported to network operations personnel who can then resolve the failures on a more timely basis.
Claims38
A method of detecting failures in a wireless communications network, comprising the steps of:
- (a) accessing a platform that stores data indicative of the wireless communications network infrastructure, wherein the step of accessing is performed by a computer that neither wirelessly interacts with nor is part of the wireless communications network infrastructure;
- (b) downloading the data to the computer;
- (c) parsing the data to extract wireless communications network events;
- (d) sorting the events;
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- (e) subjecting the events in the computer to event-to-failure mapping to identify at least one probable failure.
A method of detecting failures in a cellular telephone network, comprising the steps of:
- (a) remotely accessing a cellular switch that stores data indicative of events that have occurred in the cellular telephone network, wherein the step of remotely accessing is performed by a computer that neither wirelessly interacts with nor is part of the cellular telephone network;
- (b) downloading the data to the computer;
- (c) parsing the data to extract a predetermined set of events;
- (d) sorting the events;
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- (e) associating one of the events or a series of the events in the computer with a probable cellular network failure.
A method of detecting or predicting failures in a wireless communications network, comprising the steps of:
- (a) using a computer to remotely access a switch that stores data indicative of events that have occurred in the wireless communications network, wherein the computer neither wirelessly interacts with nor is part of the wireless communications network;
- (b) downloading the data to the computer;
- (c) parsing the data to extract predetermined events;
- (d) sorting the events;
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- (e) associating the events in the computer with a probable cellular network failure.
A system for detecting failures in a wireless communications network, comprising:
- (a) a computer in communication with a platform that stores data indicative of the wireless communications network infrastructure, wherein the computer neither wirelessly interacts with nor is part of the wireless communications network;
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- (b) an event-to-failure mapping module,
- wherein the computer is operable to download the data to the computer, parse the data to extract wireless communications network events, and sort the events, and
- wherein the event-to-failure mapping module is operable to identify at least one probable failure based on the events.
A system for detecting failures in a cellular telephone network, comprising:
- (a) a computer for remotely accessing a cellular switch that stores data indicative of events that have occurred in the cellular telephone network, for downloading the data, for parsing the data to extract a predetermined set of events and for sorting the events, wherein the computer neither wirelessly interacts with nor is part of the cellular telephone network;
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- (b) an event-to-failure mapping module, the module being operable to associate one of the events or a series of the events in the computer with a probable cellular network failure.
A system for detecting or predicting failures in a wireless communications network, comprising:
- a computer programmed to remotely access a switch that stores data indicative of events that have occurred in the wireless communications network, to download the data, to parse the data to extract predetermined events, to sort the events in the computer and to associate the events with a probable cellular network failure,
- wherein the computer neither wirelessly interacts with nor is part of the wireless communications network, and
- wherein the events that are associated with a probable cellular network failure occurred over a predetermined period of time that is less than 24 hours.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.