Method and user equipment for collecting configuration data useable for initialization of a radio access node

1. A method for collecting configuration data usable for initialization of a radio access node, the method being performed in a user equipment, in which a software package is installed and executable in a processor thereof, said method comprising:

collecting, by the user equipment, configuration data in the form of a Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN, code;

scanning, by the processor on the user equipment, neighboring radio access nodes associated with the collected PLMN code for collecting configuration data in the form of broadcasted System Information, SI, data;

reading, by a reader on the user equipment, an optical representation of data associated with the radio access node, the optical representation of data being an identifier of the radio access node;

establishing, by the processor on the user equipment, a wireless communication link with the radio access node; and

communicating, by the user equipment, the collected configuration data to the radio access node over the established wireless communication link.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the SI data comprises cell identities or Cell Global Identities, CGI, used within a coverage area of the radio access node to be initialized.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the SI data comprises routing and/or tracking area data within a coverage area of the radio access node to be initialized.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the PLMN code is collected by reading the PLMN code from a Subscription Identity Module/Universal Subscription Identity Module, SIM/USIM, of the user equipment.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising collecting, by the user equipment, configuration data in the form of geographical location data associated with the user equipment by using a Global Positioning System, GPS.

6. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising obtaining, by the processor on the user equipment, a string of characters based on the read optical representation of data associated with the radio access node and generating an encryption key based on the obtained string of characters.

7. A user equipment for collecting configuration data usable for initialization of a radio access node, the user equipment comprising:

a communication interface arranged for wireless communication;

a processor;

a reader arranged to read an optical representation of data associated with the radio access node, the optical representation being an identifier of the radio access node; and

a memory storing a software package comprising a computer program code which, when runs in the processor, causes the user equipment to:

collect configuration data in the form of a Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN, code;

scan neighboring radio access nodes associated with the collected PLMN code for collecting configuration data in the form of broadcasted System Information, SI, data;

establish a wireless communication link with the radio access node; and

communicate the collected configuration data to the radio access node over the established wireless communication link.

8. The user equipment according to claim 7 , wherein the SI data comprises cell identities or Cell Global Identities, CGI, used within a coverage area of the radio access node to be initialized.

9. The user equipment according to claim 7 , wherein the SI data comprises routing and/or tracking area data within a coverage area of the radio access node to be initialized.

10. The user equipment according to claim 7 , wherein the user equipment is configured to collect the PLMN code by reading the PLMN code on its Subscription Identity Module/Universal Subscription Identity Module, SIM/USIM.

11. The user equipment according to claim 7 , wherein the user equipment is configured to collect geographical location data associated with the user equipment by using a Global Positioning System, GPS.

12. The user equipment according to claim 7 , wherein the reader is a barcode reader for reading a barcode associated with the radio access node.

13. The user equipment according to claim 7 , wherein the user equipment is a smart phone, mobile phone or cellular phone.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a computer program for collecting configuration data with a user equipment, said configuration data being usable for initialization of a radio access node, the computer program comprising computer program code which, when run in a processor of the user equipment, causes the user equipment to perform the following steps:

collect configuration data in form of a Public Land Mobile Network, PLMN, code;

scan neighboring radio access nodes associated with the collected PLMN code for collecting configuration data in the form of broadcasted System Information, SI, data;

read an optical representation of data associated with the radio access node, the optical representation of data being an identifier of the radio access node;

establish a wireless communication link with the radio access node; and

communicate the collected configuration data to the radio access node over the established wireless communication link.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 14 , which further causes the user equipment to perform the method according to claim 2 .