IP Library Granted Patent US 8,520,528
Granted Patent B2
US 8,520,528 · App. 13/073,511 · Granted Aug 27, 2013

Wireless service provision

Inventors: Henrik Olofsson (Bureå, SE); Johan Johansson (Stockholm, SE); Tauno Ruuska (Stockholm, SE); Per Tengqvist (Åkersberga, SE)
Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,520,528
App. No.
13/073,511
Granted
Aug 27, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention pertains to wireless service provision comprising reception or transmission of wireless signals from/to a communications system not (yet) available for public communications in an environment providing telecommunications services of another communications system. An example embodiment of the invention explores and implements triggering of a user equipment to perform test or measurement of a target network from an originating network, whereas the user equipment triggers establishment of a communications channel in the target network, the target network providing test signals to the user equipment.

Claims (52)

1. A method of wireless service provision in a wireless cellular communications system comprising a first and a second communications network and user equipment equipped for communications in both networks and in public use of the first communications network, the method comprising providing:

signaling from the first communications network for triggering the user equipment to perform test or measurement of the second communications network;

establishing of a communications channel in the second communications network as triggered from the user equipment;

providing test signals to the user equipment while the second communications network is barred from public communications;

wherein the method further comprising

including in a measurement report at least one of international mobile equipment identity, international mobile subscriber identity, settings, cell identity, report format, report integrity, and measurement parameter record.

2. The method according to claim 1 , comprising

in a user equipment

receiving test signals;

recording parameters related to the received test signals; and

providing one or more measurement reports comprising the recorded parameters.

3. The method according to claim 1 , comprising

establishing of a communications channel as triggered by the user equipment by transmission of a random access message.

4. The method according to claim 1 , comprising

establishing a communications channel as triggered by the user equipment by means of test code informing the target cell to set up a test report communication channel.

5. The method according to claim 4 , comprising the first communications network sending the test code to the user equipment device.

6. The method according to claim 5 , comprising the first communications network sending the test code to the second communications network.

7. The method according to claim 1 , comprising

receiving, in the second communications network, measurement parameters and data related to geographical position of measurement data.

8. The method according to claim 1 , comprising

recording parameters related to received signals from both the first and the second communications networks.

9. The method according to claim 1 , comprising

including parameters related to signals received in the user equipment from both the first and the second communications networks in a measurement report and

transferring of the measurement report to the second communications network.

10. The method according to claim 1 , comprising

recording parameters of the second communications network while the user equipment is in idle mode in the first communications network, or

recording parameters of the second communications network during a user equipment DRX gap of the first communications network.

11. The method according to claim 1 , comprising selection of one or more user equipment devices for test or measurement purposes wherein the selection is based upon at least one of

comparison of a pseudo-random number,

an identity or a hash function, and

a user equipment class value.

12. The method according to claim 1 , comprising

assigning a user-equipment device a class value at tracking-area update; and

determining whether the user equipment shall participate in test measurement based upon the assigned class value.

13. An apparatus of wireless service provision in a wireless cellular communications system comprising a first and a second communications network, wherein the apparatus is equipped for communications in both networks, the apparatus comprising

receiving means arranged for receiving signals of the first communications network;

processing means configured to trigger establishment of a communications channel in the second communications network upon reception of a triggering signaling from the first communications network irrespective of whether the second communications network is barred or otherwise unavailable for regular operations; and

receiving means arranged for receiving signals of the second communications network;

wherein the apparatus further comprising

processing mean arranged for determining one or more parameters from signals of the second communications network as received by the receiving means;

memory means arranged for storing of the one or more determined parameters;

oscillating circuitry enabled for tuning of apparatus operating carrier frequency for transmission or reception of the first communications network and second communications network; and

the processing means being arranged for tuning the oscillating circuitry to an operating frequency of the target communications network upon receiving triggering signaling on a frequency of a first communications network to perform measurements on a frequency of the second communications network not available for public use.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , comprising

position receiving means for providing a location of the apparatus;

processing means for establishing a measurement report; and

transmitting means for transferring the measurement report data.

15. A system of wireless service provision in a wireless cellular communications system comprising a first and a second communications network and an apparatus equipped for communications in both networks wherein the first communications network is arranged for providing signaling for triggering the user equipment to perform test or measurement of the second communications network; and

the second communications network is arranged for providing test signals to the user equipment while the second communications network is barred from public communications upon receiving triggering of establishment of a communications channel in the second communications network,

wherein

the second communications network comprises receiving means arranged for receiving measurement reports on the test signals; and

the second communications network comprises a test evaluation server for storing and evaluating measurement reports.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 11, 2011
From: OLOFSSON, HENRIK; JOHANSSON, JOHAN; RUUSKA, TAUNO; TENGQVIST, PER
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
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Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2008072543 · Sep 26, 2008
Related Publication 20110182202A1 · Jul 28, 2011