US 9,069,053 B2Granted

Method for the computer-assisted processing of measurements of features in a radio network

AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft

InventorsJoachim Bamberger, Marian Grigoras, Andrei Szabo

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Abstract

In a method for the computer-assisted processing of measurements of features in a radio network, each of a plurality of measurements is associated with a base station and describes a feature of a field transmitted by a mobile object at the associated base station and/or a field transmitted by the associated base station at the mobile object. A plurality of evaluation units communicate with the base stations, one or more base stations of the radio network being associated with each evaluation unit. The evaluation units evaluate features in the radio network, a suitable evaluation unit always being determined by the position of the mobile object to evaluate the features. Since the feature evaluation is distributed, not all evaluated data in the network is lost in case an evaluation unit breaks down. In addition, using multiple evaluation units ensures that enough computer capacity is available to process the measurements in the method.

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Dependent claims

A method for computer-supported processing of measurements of features of a radio network including a plurality of base stations, one or more mobile objects, and a plurality of evaluation units the method comprising for a respective mobile object:

selecting from the plurality of base stations a particular base station currently within radio range of the respective mobile object, said radio range of the respective mobile object providing at least one of reception of field transmitted by the respective mobile object at the selected base station and reception of a field transmitted by the selected base station at the respective mobile object;
associating the selected base station with the respective mobile device;
as a result of associating the selected base station with the respective mobile device:
accessing, by the selected base station, a neighborhood list for the selected base station that lists one or more other base stations of the plurality of base stations as neighboring base stations with respect to the selected base station;
informing, by the selected base station, each of the neighboring base stations listed in the accessed neighborhood list of the association between the selected base station and the respective mobile device;
receiving, at a particular evaluation unit assigned to the selected base station, from the selected base station and from each of the neighboring base stations of the selected base station, measurements taken by the neighboring base stations regarding a feature of the field transmitted by the respective mobile object and
evaluating, by the particular evaluation unit assigned to the selected base station, the measurements received from the selected base station and from each of the neighboring base stations of the selected base station.

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A communication network for computer-supported processing of measurements of features of a radio network, the communication network including:

a plurality of base stations,
one or more mobile objects, and
a plurality of evaluation units networked with the base stations, each evaluation unit being assigned one or more base stations of the radio network,
wherein, for a respective mobile object, the communication network is configured to select from the plurality of base stations a particular base station currently within radio range of the respective mobile object, said radio range of the respective mobile object providing at least one of reception of a field transmitted by the respective mobile object at the selected base station and reception of a field transmitted by the selected base station at the respective mobile object;
wherein the selected base station includes logic instructions stored in non-transitory computer-readable media and executable by a processor to, as a result of associating the selected base station with the respective mobile device:
access a neighborhood list for the selected base station that lists one or more other base stations of the plurality of base stations as neighboring base stations with respect to the selected base station;
and
inform each of the neighboring base stations listed in the accessed neighborhood list of the association between the selected base station and the respective mobile device;
wherein an evaluation unit assigned to the selected base station includes logic instructions stored in non-transitory computer-readable media and executable by a processor to:
receive, from the selected base station and from each of the neighboring base stations of the selected base station, measurements taken by the neighboring base stations regarding a feature of the field transmitted by the respective mobile object;
and
evaluate the measurements received from the selected base station and from each of the neighboring base stations of the selected base station.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.