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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
May. 04, 2021
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a network function node is provided. The network node function includes processing circuitry configured to receive a request for performing a network action where the request includes an access network cell identity that includes a network node identifier associated with a network node and a serving cell identifier associated with a serving cell, and a bit length of the network node identifier. The processing circuitry is configured to determine the network node identifier based at least one the bit length of the network node identifier, estimate a respective coverage area for each of the plurality of cells, estimate a coverage area of the serving cell based at least on the estimates of the respective coverage areas of the plurality of cells, and perform the requested network action based at least on the estimated coverage area of the serving cell.