Determination of cell RF parameters based on measurements by user equipments

A method comprising:

• obtaining a measurement report message (MRM) from a plurality of measurement report messages (MRMs) comprising timing measurements for multiple cells in a wireless communication network, the MRM being sent by a user equipment (UE) for handover or when triggered;
• and
• determining location of the UE, when the MRM is generated, based on the timing measurements in the MRM, wherein the determining comprises:
• determining relative time differences (RTDs) for the multiple cells;
• computing a weighted average for each of the RTDs;
• and
• determining the location of the UE based on weighted averages, wherein weights applied to the RTDs are based on a number of the multiple cells in each of the plurality of MRMs.

An apparatus comprising:

• means for obtaining a measurement report message (MRM) from a plurality of measurement report messages (MRMs) comprising timing measurements for multiple cells in a wireless communication network, the MRM being sent by a user equipment (UE) for handover or when triggered;
• and
• means for determining location of the UE, when the MRM is generated, based on the timing measurements in the MRM, wherein the means for determining comprises:
• means for determining relative time differences (RTDs) for the multiple cells;
• means for computing a weighted average for each of the RTDs;
• and
• means for determining the location of the UE based on weighted averages, wherein weights applied to the RTDs are based on a number of the multiple cells in each of the plurality of MRMs.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a computer program, wherein execution of the computer program is for:

• obtaining a measurement report message (MRM) from a plurality of measurement report messages (MRMs) comprising timing measurements for multiple cells in a wireless communication network, the MRM being sent by a user equipment (UE) for handover or when triggered;
• and
• determining location of the UE, when the MRM is generated, based on the timing measurements in the MRM by:
• determining relative time differences (RTDs) for the multiple cells;
• computing a weighted average for each of the RTDs;
• and
• determining the location of the UE based on weighted averages, wherein weights applied to the RTDs are based on a number of the multiple cells in each of the plurality of MRMs.

A method comprising:

• obtaining measurement report messages (MRMs) from a plurality of user equipments (UEs) in a wireless communication network, wherein each MRM includes timing information for multiple cells in the wireless communication network;
• determining locations of the UEs during handover based on the MRMs, wherein a determining of a location of a UE during handover involves:
• 1) determining relative time differences (RTDs) for multiple cells, 2) computing a weighted average for each of the RTDs, and 3) determining the location of the UE based on the weighted averages, wherein the weights applied to the RTDs are based on a number of the multiple cells in each of the MRMs used in the determining of the location of the UE;
• determining mobility information based on the determined locations of the UEs during handover, wherein the mobility information indicates the locations of the UEs during handover;
• and
• using the mobility information to adjust a radio frequency (RF) parameter of at least one cell in the wireless communication network.