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US 9,288,705 B2Granted
Using personal wireless devices for network testing
AssigneeInterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
InventorsPeter S. Wang, Janet A. Stern-Berkowitz, Nobuyuki Tamaki
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Abstract
A personal wireless device is utilized to carry out measurements of one or more network-performance related metrics in response to a triggering event. The triggering event can be a message that is transmitted by a network element to the personal wireless device. The personal wireless device may be exemplified by a variety of personal devices such as, for example, a cellular phone, or a personal digital assistant (PDA). The measurements may be used to derive network-performance related information such as cellular signal coverage areas, signal hole areas, and signal interference areas.
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A device configured to:
- receive configuration information for carrying out a measurement,
- carry out the measurement of a network-performance related metric consistent with the configuration information when the device is connected to a cell or a public land mobile network (PLMN) authorized for the measurement to be performed, and
- transmit an indication of an availability of the measurement to a network element when the device is connected to a cell or PLMN included in a list comprising at least one reporting place authorized for reporting the measurement.
A method comprising:
- receiving configuration information for carrying out a measurement,
- carrying out the measurement of a network-performance related metric consistent with the configuration information when the device is connected to a cell or a public land mobile network (PLMN) authorized for the measurement to be performed, and
- transmitting an indication of an availability of the measurement to a network element when the device is connected to a cell or PLMN included in a list comprising at least one reporting place authorized for reporting the measurement.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions comprising instructions for performing the following:
- accessing configuration information for carrying out a measurement,
- carrying out the measurement of a network-performance related metric consistent with the configuration information when the device is connected to a cell or a public land mobile network (PLMN) authorized for the measurement to be performed, and
- transmitting an indication of an availability of the measurement to a network element when the device is connected to a cell or PLMN included in a list comprising at least one reporting place authorized for reporting the measurement.
A device configured to:
- receive configuration information for carrying out a measurement, wherein the configuration information comprises a measurement validity time;
- carry out the measurement of a network-performance related metric consistent with the configuration information, wherein the measurement is carried out when a cell or public land mobile network (PLMN) the device is connected to or located in is a cell or PLMN authorized for the measurement to be performed, and wherein the measurement is carried out until the measurement validity time is over;
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- transmit an indication of an availability of the measurement to a network element, wherein the indication is transmitted when the cell or PLMN the device is connected to is a cell or PLMN included in a list that includes at least one reporting place authorized for reporting the measurement.
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A method comprising:
- receiving configuration information for carrying out a measurement, wherein the configuration information comprises a measurement validity time;
- carrying out the measurement of a network-performance related metric consistent with the configuration information, wherein the measurement is carried out when a cell or public land mobile network (PLMN) the device is connected to or located in is a cell or PLMN authorized for the measurement to be performed, and wherein the measurement is carried out until the measurement validity time is over;
- and
- transmitting an indication of an availability of the measurement to a network element, wherein the indication is transmitted when the cell or PLMN the device is connected to is a cell or PLMN included in a list that includes at least one reporting place authorized for reporting the measurement.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions comprising instructions for performing the following:
- accessing configuration information for carrying out a measurement, wherein the configuration information comprises a measurement validity time;
- carrying out the measurement of a network-performance related metric consistent with the configuration information, wherein the measurement is carried out when a cell or public land mobile network (PLMN) the device is connected to or located in is a cell or PLMN authorized for the measurement to be performed, and wherein the measurement is carried out until the measurement validity time is over;
- and
- transmitting an indication of an availability of the measurement to a network element, wherein the indication is transmitted when the cell or PLMN the device is connected to is a cell or PLMN included in a list that includes at least one reporting place authorized for reporting the measurement.
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A device configured to:
- receive configuration information for carrying out a measurement, wherein the configuration information comprises a measurement validity time and a report validity time;
- carry out the measurement of a network-performance related metric consistent with the configuration information, wherein the measurement is carried out when a cell or public land mobile network (PLMN) the device is connected to or located in is a cell or PLMN authorized for the measurement to be performed, and wherein the measurement is carried out until the measurement validity time is over;
- store the measurement of the network-performance related metric during the report validity time;
- transmit an indication of an availability of the measurement to a network element, wherein the indication is transmitted when the cell or PLMN the device is connected to is a cell or PLMN included in a list that includes at least one reporting place authorized for reporting the measurement;
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- delete the measurement of the network-performance related metric when the report validity time is over.
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A method comprising:
- receiving configuration information for carrying out a measurement, wherein the configuration information comprises a measurement validity time and a report validity time;
- carrying out the measurement of a network-performance related metric consistent with the configuration information, wherein the measurement is carried out when a cell or public land mobile network (PLMN) the device is connected to or located in is a cell or PLMN authorized for the measurement to be performed, and wherein the measurement is carried out until the measurement validity time is over;
- storing the measurement of the network-performance related metric during the report validity time;
- transmitting an indication of an availability of the measurement to a network element, wherein the indication is transmitted when the cell or PLMN the device is connected to is a cell or PLMN included in a list that includes at least one reporting place authorized for reporting the measurement;
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- deleting the measurement of the network-performance related metric when the report validity time is over.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, the computer-executable instructions comprising instructions for performing the following:
- receiving configuration information for carrying out a measurement, wherein the configuration information comprises a measurement validity time and a report validity time;
- carrying out the measurement of a network-performance related metric consistent with the configuration information, wherein the measurement is carried out when a cell or public land mobile network (PLMN) the device is connected to or located in is a cell or PLMN authorized for the measurement to be performed, and wherein the measurement is carried out until the measurement validity time is over;
- storing the measurement of the network-performance related metric during the report validity time;
- transmitting an indication of an availability of the measurement to a network element, wherein the indication is transmitted when the cell or PLMN the device is connected to is a cell or PLMN included in a list that includes at least one reporting place authorized for reporting the measurement;
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- deleting the measurement of the network-performance related metric when the report validity time is over.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.