User equipment including spectrum analyzer, and network device
User equipment (UE) can include a spectrum analyzer to monitor characteristics of transmission channels. The user equipment can monitor a 600 MHz spectrum and associated channels, for example, to determine if the spectrum is free of interference or is currently occupied. The UE can analyze a received signal strength indication (RSSI), a reference signal received power (RSRP), a reference signal received quality (RSRQ), and signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR), for example, to distinguish between types of interference if a channel is occupied. User equipment (UE) can aggregate data and report such data to a network device further aggregate the data and to generate reports. Network components can be deployed or optimized based at least in part on network metrics provided by individual UEs or aggregated data provided by a plurality of UEs. In some instances, the UE can be a mobile phone of a customer to gather metrics in a distributed manner.
1. A device comprising:
one or more processors;
a memory; and
one or more components stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
conducting at least one communication via a first set of frequency resources;
determining an external power resource associated with the user equipment;
initiating, via an application operating on the device and based at least in part on the external power resource, a scan of a second set of frequency resources, wherein i) the first set of frequency resources includes at least one first channel associated with at least one of a 700 MHz band, 1700 MHz band, a 1900 MHz band, or a 2100 MHz band; and ii) the second set of frequency resources includes at least one second channel associated with a 600 MHz band or a 3500 MHz band;
detecting a signal associated with the second set of frequency resources;
determining one or more metrics associated with the signal, the one or more metrics including at least one of a received signal strength indication (RSSI), a reference signal received power (RSRP), a reference signal received quality (RSRQ), or a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR); and
sending the one or more metrics to a network device for aggregation and analysis.
2. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining a location of the device associated with the one or more metrics; and
sending the location of the device to the network device for aggregation and analysis.
3. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, via a user interface of the device, a command indicative of enabling a spectrum analyzer mode, and
initiating the scan of the second set of frequency resources based at least in part on the command enabling the spectrum analyzer mode.
4. The device of claim 1 , the operations further comprising:
determining that the signal does not include a reference signal;
determining that the signal is not associated with a wireless communication in response to determining that the signal does not include a reference signal; and
refraining from determining an SINR in response to determining that the signal is not associated with a wireless communication.
5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the external power resource comprises a power grid.
6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
scanning one or more channels of the second set of frequency resources based at least in part on a scanning schedule.
7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, by the network device, a plurality of network metrics, wherein a network metric of the plurality of network metrics includes an associated location;
determining, by the network device and based at least in part on the plurality of network metrics, aggregated network metrics; and
determining, by the network device and based at least in part on the aggregated network metrics, an interference level of a channel associated with the second set of frequency resources.
8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprises initiating a communication via the first set of frequency resources.
9. The device of claim 1 , further comprising determining a usage statistic associated with the device and wherein initiating the scan is based at least in part on the usage statistic.
10. A method comprising:
receiving, by a user equipment selectively configured to initiate a first communication via first set of frequency resources and to initiate a second communication via a second set of frequency resources, a command to configure the user equipment to initiate communications via the first set of frequency resources, the command being received via an application programming interface (API) implemented in an operating system of the user equipment;
determining an external power resource associated with the user equipment;
initiating, by the user equipment via an application operating on the user equipment and based at least in part on the external power resource, a scan of the second set of frequency resources, wherein i) the first set of frequency resources includes at least one first channel associated with at least one of a 700 MHz band, 1700 MHz band, a 1900 MHz band, or a 2100 MHz band; and ii) the second set of frequency resources includes at least one second channel associated with a 600 MHz band or a 3500 MHz band;
detecting, by the user equipment, a signal associated with the second set of frequency resources;
determining, by the user equipment, one or more metrics associated with the signal;
determining, by the user equipment, a location associated with the one or more metrics; and
sending, by the user equipment, the one or more metrics and the location to a network device.
11. A system comprising:
one or more processors;
a memory; and
one or more components stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
determining, via an application operating on a user equipment, that the user equipment is not using at least one first frequency resource;
determining an external power resource associated with the user equipment;
initiating, via the application operating on the user equipment and based at least in part on the external power resource, a scan of at least one second frequency resource in response to determining that the user equipment is not using the at least one first frequency resource, wherein i) the first frequency resource includes at least one first channel associated with at least one of a 700 MHz band, 1700 MHz band, a 1900 MHz band, or a 2100 MHz band; and ii) the second frequency resource includes at least one second channel associated with a 600 MHz band or a 3500 MHz band;
detecting a signal associated with the at least one second frequency resource;
determining one or more metrics associated with the signal;
determining a location associated with the one or more metrics; and
sending the one or more metrics and the location to a network device.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the one or more metrics include one or more of:
a received signal strength indication (RSSI);
a reference signal received power (RSRP);
a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR); or
a reference signal received quality (RSRQ).
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one first frequency resource associated with a first frequency range, and wherein the operations further comprise:
initiating a communication using the at least one second frequency resource, wherein the at least one second frequency resource is associated with a second frequency range that is separate from the first frequency range; and
initiating the scan of the at least one first frequency resource independent of the communication using the at least one second frequency resource.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
initiating a communication using the at least one second frequency resource;
determining a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR) associated with the at least one second frequency resource;
determining that the SINR is above a first threshold value;
determining a received signal strength indication (RSSI) associated with the at least one second frequency resource;
determining that the RSSI is above a second threshold value; and
sending the one or more metrics including the SINR to the network device.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining a location associated with the user equipment; and
initiating the scan of the at least one second frequency resource based at least in part on the external power resource and the location.
16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
providing a user interface for presentation via the user equipment;
receiving a command via the user interface, the command indicative of enabling a spectrum analyzer mode; and
initiating the scan of the at least one second frequency resource based at least in part on the command enabling the spectrum analyzer mode.
17. The system of claim 11 , wherein operations further comprise:
determining a location of the user equipment initiating the scan; and
sending the location of the user equipment to the network device for aggregation and analysis.
18. The system of claim 11 , and wherein the operations further comprise:
scanning one or more channels of the at least one second frequency resource based at least in part on a scanning schedule.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, by the network device, a plurality of network metrics, wherein a network metric of the plurality of network metrics includes an associated location;
determining, by the network device and based at least in part on the plurality of network metrics, aggregated network metrics; and
determining, by the network device and based at least in part on the aggregated network metrics, an interference level of a channel associated with the at least one second frequency resource.
20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the usage statistic comprises at least one of a historical usage pattern or a number of applications in use.
21. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more metrics include one or more of:
a received signal strength indication (RSSI);
a reference signal received power (RSRP);
a signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR); or
a reference signal received quality (RSRQ).
22. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:
initiating, based at least in part on the command, a communication via the first set of frequency resources.
23. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:
determining a location associated with the user equipment; and
initiating the scan of the second set of frequency resources based at least in part on the external power resource and the location.
24. The method of claim 10 , wherein the method further comprises:
presenting a user interface via a display of the user equipment;
receiving a command via the user interface, the command indicative of enabling a spectrum analyzer mode; and
initiating the scan of the second set of frequency resources based at least in part on the command enabling the spectrum analyzer mode.