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Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 21, 2016
Applicants:

Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research;

British Telecommunications Plc, London, GB;

Emirates Telecommunications Corporation, Abu Dhabi, AE;

Inventors:

Beum Seuk Lee, London, GB;

Dymitr Ruta, Abu Dhabi, AE;

Kin Poon, Abu Dhabi, AE;

Okung Ntofon, London, GB;

Sid Shakya, London, GB;

Gilbert Owusu, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); G06F 16/904 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/08 (2013.01); G06F 16/904 (2019.01); H04L 41/5022 (2013.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01); H04L 43/0876 (2013.01); H04L 43/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

This invention relates to methods and systems for monitoring mobile service quality in a mobile network and also for determining parts of a mobile network which need expansion or upgrade. Embodiments of the invention monitor the market impact and/or service quality, and determine an expansion ranking. The market impact, service quality and/or expansion ranking may view the network from a plurality of perspectives, including a location perspective, an historical time perspective, a future time perspective and/or a network element type perspective. The results of the monitoring and determining can be acted on by predetermined rules and/or actions to derive a list of prioritized expansion tasks for the network.


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