Network engineering in a wireless network

A method for operating a wireless network, comprising:

• (a) collecting and analyzing information from the wireless network into a collection and analysis system coupled to the wireless network, wherein the information includes location information on a plurality of mobile transceivers communicating with the wireless network;
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• (b) optimizing the wireless network's operation from a network control system coupled to the wireless network by intelligently steering radio frequency (RF) signal beams transmitted from the wireless network in the direction of one or more of the plurality of mobile transceivers using the collected and analyzed information, wherein the optimizing step further comprises setting dynamic dedicated handoff (HO) thresholds for individual mobile transceivers based on the collected and analyzed information and the individual mobile transceivers each have a unique, assigned HO threshold.

A system for operating a wireless communications network, comprising:

• (a) a data collection and filter system, coupled to the wireless communications system, for collecting and analyzing information from the wireless network, wherein the information includes location information on a plurality of mobile transceivers communicating with the wireless network and the information is collected when certain defined thresholds are triggered;
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• (b) a network control system, coupled to the wireless communications system and the data collection and filter system, for optimizing the wireless network's operation by intelligently steering radio frequency (RF) signal beams transmitted from the wireless network in the direction of one or more of the plurality of mobile transceivers using the collected and analyzed information.

A system for operating a wireless communications network, comprising:

• (a) a data collection and filter system, coupled to the wireless communications system, for collecting and analyzing information from the wireless network, wherein the information includes location information on a plurality of mobile transceivers communicating with the wireless network;
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• (b) a network control system, coupled to the wireless communications system and the data collection and filter system, for optimizing the wireless network's operation by intelligently steering radio frequency (RF) signal beams transmitted from the wireless network in the direction of one or more of the plurality of mobile transceivers using the collected and analyzed information, wherein the network control further comprises means for setting dynamic dedicated handoff (HO) thresholds for individual mobile transceivers based on the collected and analyzed information and the individual mobile transceivers each have a unique, assigned HO threshold.