Method of and system for optimizing an empirical propagation prediction model in a mobile communications network
US9271157B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W24/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A propagation prediction model having adjustable parameters is optimized in a mobile communications network, by subdividing a service area into a plurality of map tiles, predicting a tile reliability from the model for each map tile, averaging the predicted tile reliability from all the map tiles to obtain a predicted average service area reliability, measuring a service area reliability for all the map tiles to obtain a measured service area reliability, comparing the predicted average service area reliability with the predicted average service area reliability, and adjusting the parameters of the model when the measured service area reliability differs from the predicted average service area reliability by a predetermined amount.
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