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User-level KQI anomaly detection using markov chain model

US10482158B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 31, 2017
Grant dateNov 19, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W24/08
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are provided for monitoring the performance of a user device in a communication network. The techniques include detecting an anomaly in a performance measurement such as a key quality indicator (KQI) of the user device. The techniques include obtaining historical measurements of the KQI for user devices. The historical measurements are assigned to states to reflect whether the performance is good or bad, or somewhere in between. The states can be defined differently for different hours in the day so that the states represent the relative performance for that time of day. For each user device, a Markov model is provided indicating probabilities of transitions between the states. Additional measurements are obtained of the KQI for a selected user device, and the Markov model of the selected user device is used to detect an anomaly in the additional measurements.

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