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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Ning Duan, Beijing, CN;
Li Li, Beijing, CN;
Jie Song, Beijing, CN;
Chunhua Tian, Beijing, CN;
Ji Zheng Zhang, Beijing, CN;
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Method and apparatus for determining a coverage hole of a communication network along a road. The method includes: retrieving typical speed information on the basis of connection history that at least one first mobile device moves along the road; in response to detecting a connection drop when at least one second mobile device moves along the road, estimating a drop position of the at least one second mobile device on the basis of attribute information of the at least one second mobile device and the typical speed information; and determining the coverage hole on the basis of the drop position of the at least one second mobile device. In one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a corresponding apparatus.