Method and system for associating a server with a location in a cellular network
US6636743B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W16/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a cellular communication network (20) employing a network planning tool (38), a method (42) and system (48) associate servers (22) with pixels (74) that correspond to locations in an actual cellular environment. When the server (22) resides in a proximity region (88) surrounding a pixel (74) at which a radiofrequency signal (90, 102) is detected, that server (22) is associated with the pixel (74). When no servers (22) reside in the proximity region (88), a server (22) is selected in response to power levels (124, 128) of the detected radiofrequency signals (90, 102) at the pixel (74). When a computed power difference between the power levels is below a power difference threshold, the server (22) is selected for association with the pixel (74) in response to a random selection procedure. Alternatively, when the computed power difference is greater than the power difference threshold, the server transmitting the one of the radiofrequency signals (90, 102) exhibiting the greater power level is selected for association with the pixel (74).
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