IP Library Granted Patent US 9,301,208
Granted Patent B1
US 9,301,208 · App. 13/895,521 · Granted Mar 29, 2016

Managing optimal relation neighbor data

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Patent No.
US 9,301,208
App. No.
13/895,521
Granted
Mar 29, 2016
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for managing optimal neighbor data utilizing a user device are provided. Aspects of the present invention relate to a source cell providing instructions to a user device instructing the user device to determine neighbor relation data, such as an internet protocol address, of a target cell. Additional aspects of the present invention concern a user device utilizing a neighbor relation table to determine neighbor relation data, such as an internet protocol address, of a target cell.

Claims (49)

1. Non-transitory computer storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon that, when executed, perform a method comprising:

at a source cell:

determining that an Evolved Universal Radio Access Cell Global Identifier (ECGI) for a target cell cannot be identified based on a received Physical Cell Identifier (PCI);

providing a Neighbor Relation Table (NRT) to a user device;

communicating a message to the user device, the message indicating an instruction for the user device to determine an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the target cell; and

receiving the IP address for the target cell from the user device.

2. The media of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

establishing a communication with the target cell based on the IP address.

3. The media of claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises:

executing a handover between the source cell and the target cell based on the IP address.

4. The media of claim 1 , wherein the PCI is received from the user device.

5. The media of claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:

updating the NRT with the IP address for the target cell.

6. The media of claim 5 , wherein the method further comprises:

communicating the updated NRT to an element management system.

7. A method comprising:

determining a first Evolved Universal Radio Access Cell Global Identifier (ECGI) for a target cell based on a first broadcast message communicated by the target cell;

at a processor of a computing device, comparing the first ECGI to a Neighbor Relation Table (NRT), wherein the NRT comprises a mapping of a plurality of ECGIs to a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses;

based on comparing the first ECGI to the plurality of ECGIs included in the NRT, determining the first ECGI does not correspond to at least one IP address of the plurality of IP addresses included in the NRT; and

communicating a first message to the target cell, the first message indicating a request for the target cell to communicate a second broadcast message.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

receiving the second broadcast message; and

determining a second ECGI for the target cell.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

comparing the second ECGI to the plurality of ECGIs included in the NRT.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

based on comparing the second ECGI to the plurality of ECGIs included in the NRT, determining whether the second ECGI corresponds to at least one IP address of the plurality of IP addresses, wherein:

when the second ECGI corresponds to the at least one IP address of the plurality of IP addresses, the computing device communicates the at least one IP address of the plurality of IP addresses to a source cell, and

when the second ECGI does not correspond to the at least one IP address of the plurality of IP addresses, the computing device communicates a second message to the target cell, the second message indicating a request for a third broadcast message from the target cell.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the second ECGI is based on one or more of: the first ECGI, the first broadcast message, or the second broadcast message.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the NRT is received from a source cell.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

determining a Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) for the target cell based on the first broadcast message.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the NRT further comprises a mapping among a plurality of PCIs and the plurality of ECGIs.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising updating the NRT when the second ECGI corresponds to the at least one IP address of the plurality of IP addresses, wherein updating the NRT comprises at least one of adding, removing, or replacing values within the NRT such that the mapping among the plurality of PCIs and the plurality of ECGIs reflects an association between the PCI for the target cell and the second ECGI.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising communicating the updated NRT to the source cell.

17. A computing system comprising:

a processor; and

computer storage memory having stored thereon computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, implement a method comprising:

determining a first Evolved Universal Radio Access Cell Global Identifier (ECGI) for a target cell based on a first broadcast message from the target cell; and

comparing the first ECGI to a Neighbor Relation Table (NRT), wherein the NRT comprises a mapping of a plurality of ECGIs to a plurality of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, in order to determine whether the first ECGI corresponds to at least one IP address of the plurality of IP addresses included in the NRT, wherein:

when the first ECGI corresponds to the at least one IP address of the plurality of IP addresses, the computing system communicates the at least one IP address of the plurality of IP addresses to a source cell, and

when the first ECGI does not correspond to the at least one IP address of the plurality of IP addresses, the computing system communicates a message to the target cell, the message indicating a request for a second broadcast message from the target cell.

18. The computing system of claim 17 , wherein the source cell is configured to:

determine that the first ECGI cannot be determined based on a received Physical Cell Identifier (PCI) for the target cell;

communicate instructions to the computing system instructing the computing system to determine an IP address for the target cell, the instructions comprising the NRT; and

receive the IP address for the target cell from the computing system.

19. The computing system of claim 17 , wherein the method further comprises:

updating the NRT, wherein the NRT comprises a mapping of a plurality of PCIs to the plurality of ECGIs, and wherein updating the NRT comprises at least one of adding, removing, or replacing values in the NRT based on the first ECGI, the at least one IP address of the plurality of IP addresses, and at least one PCI for the target cell.

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From: T-MOBILE USA, INC.; ISBV LLC; T-MOBILE CENTRAL LLC; LAYER3 TV, INC.; PUSHSPRING, INC.; BOOST WORLDWIDE, LLC; CLEARWIRE COMMUNICATIONS LLC; CLEARWIRE IP HOLDINGS LLC; CLEARWIRE LEGACY LLC; SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.; SPRINT INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED; SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P.; ASSURANCE WIRELESS USA, L.P.
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