CA2344484A1 - A method for acquisition of cell relations in a cellular radiocommunication system - Google Patents
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Abstract
A cellular communication system and method for determining cell relations between cells is disclosed. The cellular communication system transmits signals from one or more transmitters, for example, mobile stations or base stations, over a plurality of radio frequency channels that are assigned to the cells. The transmitted signals over the plurality of radio frequency channels are received at each one of the cells and their received signals strengths are measured at corresponding measurement times.
The received signal strength measurements and corresponding measurement times are processed to determine whether a measured received signal strength at a corresponding measurement time is based on a transmission from a single transmitter in a cell. The measurements corresponding to signals found originated from single transmitters are used for determining the cell relations in terms of such parameters as path gain values or C/I
ratios.
The received signal strength measurements and corresponding measurement times are processed to determine whether a measured received signal strength at a corresponding measurement time is based on a transmission from a single transmitter in a cell. The measurements corresponding to signals found originated from single transmitters are used for determining the cell relations in terms of such parameters as path gain values or C/I
ratios.
Claims (20)
1. A method for determining cell relations between a plurality of cells in a cellular communication system comprising the steps of:
transmitting signals from one or more transmitters over a plurality of radio frequency channels assigned to the cells;
receiving the transmitted signals over the plurality of radio frequency channels;
measuring received signal strengths at corresponding measurement times;
processing received signal strength measurements and corresponding measurement times to determine whether a measured received signal strength at a corresponding measurement time is based on transmission from a single transmitter in a cell; and determining cell relation values between the cells based on received signal strength measurements that are determined to be for transmissions from single transmitters.
transmitting signals from one or more transmitters over a plurality of radio frequency channels assigned to the cells;
receiving the transmitted signals over the plurality of radio frequency channels;
measuring received signal strengths at corresponding measurement times;
processing received signal strength measurements and corresponding measurement times to determine whether a measured received signal strength at a corresponding measurement time is based on transmission from a single transmitter in a cell; and determining cell relation values between the cells based on received signal strength measurements that are determined to be for transmissions from single transmitters.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the determination of whether a measured received signal strength at a corresponding measurement time is from a single transmitter is based on a record of on going calls within the communication system.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the signal strength measurements are made by scanning the plurality of radio frequency channels at a predetermined rate.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the received signal strength measurements correspond to uplink received signal strength measurements.
5. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more receivers are one or more base stations each having a call allocation list prioritizing a number of radio frequency channels allocatable to calls within corresponding cells, wherein the call allocation lists in one base station is arranged relative to call allocation lists in other base stations to increase the probability of measuring received signal strength from single transmitters.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the call allocation list in one base station prioritizes the radio frequency channels allocatable to calls in a reverse order relative to prioritization of the radio frequency channels allocatable to calls at the other base stations.
7. The method of claim 1, wherein the received signal strength measurements correspond to downlink received signal strength measurements.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the downlink received signal strength measurements correspond to measurement of "dummy signals. "
9. The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more receivers are one or more mobile stations that incorporate a list prioritizing signal strength measurements over the plurality of radio frequency channels, wherein the lists incorporated in at least one mobile station is arranged to increase the probability of signal strength measurements from single transmitters.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the list of the plurality of radio frequency channels used for received signal strength measurements is included as a part of MAHO lists transmitted to the one or more mobile stations at the beginning of a call.
11. The method of claim 10, wherein the lists of the plurality of radio frequency channels included as a part of the MAHO lists correspond to lists of radio frequency channels maintained in a plurality of base stations for increasing the probability of signal strength measurements from single transmitters.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell relation values are expressed in terms of path gain values.
13. The method of claim 12, wherein the path gain values are determined based on time stamped transmit power reports of the transmitter by time correlating the transmit power report with received signal strength measurements.
14. The method of claim 13, wherein the transmit power reports relate to the power output of one or more base stations.
15. The method of claim 13, wherein the transmit power reports relate to the power output of one or more mobile stations.
16. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell relation values are expressed in terms of C/I ratios with each C/I ratio being derived based on a carrier strength measurement (C) and an interference measurement (I).
17. The method of claim 16, wherein the carrier signal strength measurement (C) corresponds to a received signal strength measurement made during at least one randomly selected call within a cell, and the interference measurement corresponds to a received signal strength measurement from a single transmitter in another cell.
18. The method of claim 16, wherein the cell relation values are expressed in terms of uplink and downlink C/I ratios, with each C/I ratio being derived based on a carrier signal strength measurement (C) and an interference measurement (I).
19. The method of claim 18, wherein the uplink C/I ratios are derived based on time correlated uplink carrier signal strength measurements and uplink interference measurement at a base station, and wherein the downlink C/I
ratios are derived based on time correlated downlink carrier signal strength measurements and down link interference measurement at a mobile station.
ratios are derived based on time correlated downlink carrier signal strength measurements and down link interference measurement at a mobile station.
20. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell relation values are expressed in terms of PathgainC/PathgainI ratios.
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