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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015

Filed:

May. 08, 2013
Applicant:

Sprint Spectrum Lp, Overland Park, KS (US);

Inventors:

Nagi Mansour, Arlington, VA (US);

Emerino J. Marchetti, Clifton, VA (US);

Nawara Omary, Vienna, VA (US);

Kafi Hassan, Fairfax, VA (US);

Assignee:

Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A first cell is selected as a center cell for testing. Downlink transmissions from a one or more surrounding cells are loaded with test load levels. The downlink transmissions, when loaded with test load levels, include a selected amount(s) of the data portions of their transmission frames carrying orthogonal channel noise (OCN). A performance indicator of the center cell is measured/determined while the surrounding cell(s) are transmitting test load levels and while the center cell is communicating user traffic between the center cell and a first plurality of wireless devices. The test load levels of the surrounding cells may also include user traffic in addition to the OCN.


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