KR20110040288A - Real-time measurement and management method of wireless quality for wireless communication network optimization and efficient service operation - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A real-time wireless quality measurement and management method for wireless communication network optimization and efficient service operations is provided to allow a center to see real-time wireless quality data of an optimization field team. CONSTITUTION: If wireless network access is required, a client(100) accesses a mobile communication network(400) through a base station(300). The client is connected to a manager server(500) corresponding to a set IP address for set server access. The client periodically collects required wireless quality measurement data from a mobile phone(200). The manager server displays or analyzes the wireless quality measurement data of all clients.

Description

Real-time wireless quality measurement and management method for wireless communication network optimization and efficient service operation for wireless network optimization and efficient service operation

The present invention relates to a real-time measurement of radio quality and its management method for wireless communication network optimization and efficient service operation. More specifically, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) / IEEE 802.16m, Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) / Wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Long Term Evolution (LTE) / The present invention relates to a wireless quality network optimization task such as LTE-Advance, eXtended Global Platform (XGP), and real-time measurement of wireless quality for efficient commercial service operation and its management method.

In general, during the initial optimization of wireless communication network, each team unit optimizes, and it saves wireless quality at the time of optimization and discusses or cooperates with other teams by using the wireless quality data stored as needed after all work is completed. I'm going in the way.

However, this method has the possibility to optimize by different policies within the same wireless network by setting individual policies according to the situation of each team according to the situation at the time and optimizing according to the policies. Due to the lack of cooperation between teams during the course of work, there is a problem in that rework is possible depending on the results of discussion or cooperation with other teams after the work is completed.

In addition, even though the work plan is planned so that the optimization work for each team does not affect each other, it is difficult to guarantee this when the optimization is not performed. If discussions with the team determine that they have had a mutual impact, there are also problems that require rework in the area.

In addition to the initial optimization work, wireless quality measurement work is carried out for the purpose of analyzing and resolving wireless quality problems for a certain period of time in a wireless network that operates commercial services. The real-time comparison with wireless quality measurement data is difficult, so manual comparison must be made after the work is completed, which may lead to human analysis error and long working time.

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a client running on a connected wireless device connected to a wireless terminal in a field test for wireless communication network optimization and service operation, through a self- or other wireless network. Provides the function to send to the manager server specified in.

The present invention also provides real time monitoring, statistics and storage management of wireless quality data provided from all clients in real time in a manager server of a network.

In addition, the present invention provides a function of displaying the base station, repeater information provided from the operator with the wireless quality data provided from the client on the map in the manager server of the network.

In addition, the present invention is capable of real-time monitoring of the wireless quality of the other team by receiving the same data transmitted from the manager server or the data from another client from the client side of the other team in the team in the optimization field. Provide the function.

In addition, the present invention provides an information sharing function by allowing the client to automatically or manually deliver the wireless quality log file to the manager server so that the server can view the detailed situation in the corresponding place.

In addition, in the present invention, the manager server uses an online Google map and the client provides a function of using an online or offline Google map.

In addition, the present invention provides a connection restriction service for inputting a separate login and manager server IP to access the manager server from the initial client.

In addition, in the present invention, the manager server provides a statistical function for quality measurement data for each manufacturer and firmware version of the terminal connected to the client device.

In addition, the present invention provides a statistical function for the quality measurement data by manufacturer and base station ID for each base station belonging to the quality measurement data in the manager server.

In addition, the present invention provides a function to automatically display when the quality measurement data is not satisfied to the required set wireless quality level in the morphology grid.

In addition, the present invention provides a function for automatically displaying information changes between the previous wireless quality measurement data and the currently received wireless quality measurement data for each morphology grid.

In addition, the present invention provides a function to automatically display the corresponding item when the handover delay of the measured radio quality data is longer than the required delay for each handover type.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a client operating in a device connected to a wireless communication terminal transmits the data in real time to the client of the manager server or another connected device by transmitting the wireless quality measurement data received from the wireless communication terminal. The manager server receives the data according to a request from a client of another connected device. A method of transmitting data, the method comprising: (a) driving a client to a device (eg, a notebook computer) connected to a wireless communication terminal; And (b) remotely accessing an IP address, an ID, and a password of a manager server from a client driven in (a). (c) transmitting data of the wireless quality measurement data transmitted from the wireless communication terminal to the connected device to the manager server or another connected device client requesting the data through the same wireless network or another wireless network at regular intervals; (d) using the data provided in (c) to display or store information on wireless quality data necessary for optimization task management such as real-time statistics and monitoring; (e) if requested by the client of another connected device, the manager server includes transmitting the wireless quality data of the corresponding device.

According to another feature of the invention, the log file stored in the client is transmitted to the manager server in an automatic or manual manner. A method of transmitting a log, comprising: (a) driving a client to a device connected to a wireless communication terminal; (b) making a corresponding setting when automatically transmitting a log to a manager server in the client driven in (a); (c) collecting a radio quality data log at the client; (d) completing the log collection collected in step (c) and automatically transmitting the previously set manager server.

According to another feature of the invention, the manager server or client provides a function of displaying wireless quality data and information of the base station / relay on an online or offline Google map. A method of displaying the information on an online or offline Google Map, the method comprising: (a) connecting an online map with a Google map to download a Google map for a corresponding region; (b) importing the Google map data downloaded in (a) from the client to display the map; (c) importing and displaying base station / relay information received from the operator in a corresponding map in advance; (d) setting, at the client, which data of the wireless quality data received from the wireless communication device is displayed on the map; (e) filtering only the data set in the above (d) among the wireless quality data received from the wireless communication device at the client and displaying the data on the map in (c).

According to another feature of the present invention, when the radio quality in the morphology by grid is less than a predetermined value or there is a difference between the previously measured radio quality provides a function to automatically inform the corresponding content. Claims [1] A method of automatically informing a content, the method comprising: (a) constructing a grid of regular intervals for each morphology on a map; (b) displaying the required radio quality for each morphology received from the operator; (c) retrieving the radio quality data log previously stored while testing the area; (d) the current radio quality data received in comparison with the radio quality data from the previous test and the data received from the radio communication device, when the difference is found, or in comparison with the required radio quality set in (b) above. If the value is less than the required radio quality includes the step of displaying the content together.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, since the center can view the real-time wireless quality data of all the optimized field teams, it is possible to optimize the wireless network using a consistent and uniform optimization policy and method.

In addition, each optimization team can view real-time radio quality data from other optimization teams to avoid collisions due to simultaneous testing in the same area.

In addition, using offline Google Maps can reduce the cost of purchasing maps for local countries.

In addition, by automatically receiving the wireless quality data log collected at all optimization sites to the manager server, the time required for the separate task of transmitting the log can be saved. This makes it possible to present an optimization task efficiently.

In addition, the manager server can compare the radio quality data by company and firmware version of the terminal and the manufacturer and installation date and time of the base station. Easily found enables operators to efficiently operate the wireless network.

In addition, it is easy to optimize by displaying the required radio quality in the morphological grid and the current radio quality on a map, and it is easy to check the operation of the radio network by comparing the radio quality of the previous test with the current radio quality. It can be done.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. The present invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. In the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted in order to clearly describe the present invention, and like reference numerals designate like parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to "include" a certain component, it means that it can further include other components, except to exclude other components unless otherwise stated. In addition, the terms “… unit”, “… unit”, “… module” described in the specification mean a unit that processes at least one function or operation, which may be implemented by hardware or software or a combination of hardware and software. Can be.

Now, a radio quality measurement and a favorable service method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a system configuration diagram for wireless communication network optimization and efficient service operation according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

According to FIG. 1, the client 100 performs serial communication with the mobile phone 200 through a USB or UART. When the wireless communication network is required, the client 100 accesses the mobile communication network 400 through the base station 300 and then connects to the client 100. After accessing the manager server 500 corresponding to the set IP address of the server, the client 100 accesses the manager server 500 through the ID and password inputted from the client 100.

The client 100 requests the wireless network quality measurement data required from the mobile phone 200, periodically collects the data, and delivers the data to the manager server 500. The manager server 500 collects the wireless network collected from all the clients 100. The quality measurement data is stored in the DB and displayed or analyzed according to the user's needs.

According to FIG. 2, the client 100 receives wireless network quality measurement data from the mobile phone 200 and transmits the data to the manager server 500 through another communication network 600. Here, the other communication network 600 refers to a wireless LAN built in a notebook or another wireless network connected through a phone connection to the notebook.

According to FIG. 3, after driving the client 100 (S101), inputting setting values such as an IP address, a transmission network selection, a login ID, and a password of the manager server 500 (S103), and a self network to measure wireless quality data. Set whether to transmit the measurement data to the manager server 500 by using or to transmit the measurement data to the manager server 500 by using another wireless network (S105). If the transmission network selection is another wireless network, the transmission network is connected to the corresponding wireless network through a telephone connection or a wireless LAN connection (S107). Thereafter, the client 100 collects wireless quality measurement data from the connected mobile phone 200 (S109), and then determines whether the received data is directly requested from another client 100 (S111). In case of transmitting the collected wireless quality data to the corresponding client (S113), if not requested, skip step S113 and directly transmit the collected wireless quality data to the manager server 500 (S115). After receiving the wireless quality data from the client 100, the manager server 500 stores the data in a database and shows the data in a request form of the user using the data (S117).

1 is a block diagram of the use of wireless quality optimization and service system self network communication of the present invention,

2 is a block diagram of the radio quality optimization and service system other network communication use of the present invention,

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of transmitting radio quality measurement data according to the present invention.

Claims (3)

In collecting wireless quality data from a wireless communication terminal, Ability to transmit data to server in real time through own network or other wireless network Client and manager server comprising a. The method of claim 1, The client, This function restricts access to the manager only by entering the IP address, login ID and password of the manager server during operation.Wireless quality data received from the connected wireless communication terminal can be directly requested by the client or via other manager servers. Ability to send the data to the server, to send the log to the server automatically or manually when the log of wireless quality data is completed, and to know the performance and wireless quality of other clients The program comprising a. The method of claim 1, The manager server, It has the function to set the required radio quality in the grid for each morphology and automatically displays it when the wireless quality data received from the wireless communication terminal is below the set value, and the radio which was saved in the required previous test in the grid for each morphology. It has a function of importing quality measurement data, and automatically displays it when there is a difference with wireless quality measurement data received from a wireless communication terminal during this test, and has a function of importing offline Google map data. Function to display base / repeater information received from the device and to display the wireless quality data received from the wireless communication terminal, according to the company and firmware version of the terminal, and by the manufacturer, firmware version, and installation date of the base station. Function to manage statistics of measurement data, to client Function to display and store wireless quality measurement data transmitted from the client in real time, to save and play wireless quality measurement log data received from the client, and to display wireless quality measurement data received from the client by calling an online or offline Google Map. By defining mapping function and communication protocol, it is possible to know the number of subscribers of base station as well as performance by base station or application The program comprising a.

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