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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Mohamad M. Mehio, Naperville, IL (US);
Hemi P. Trickey, Naperville, IL (US);
Ronald M. Dsouza, Mumbai, IN;
George P. Wilkin, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Mohamad M. Mehio, Naperville, IL (US);
Hemi P. Trickey, Naperville, IL (US);
Ronald M. Dsouza, Mumbai, IN;
George P. Wilkin, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
A mobile unit and network element are used to test RF coverage in a wireless communication network. A mobile unit receives testing location information, including the cell location data and the boundary information, from a network element. The mobile unit moves about the testing location and receives information about the RF quality of the signal and stores this data. The mobile unit periodically sends the stored data to the network element. The network element includes a correlation element that correlates the received data to form new values for each of the cell sites tested. This correlated value can be used for multiple cell sites to determine which cell sites most need additional RF coverage testing. In addition, the network element can map the data and either send to the mobile unit, display on a monitor at the network element, or sent to a web server for access via the Internet.