公开(公告)号：US20160157167A1

公开(公告)日：2016-06-02

申请号：US15014285

申请日：2016-02-03

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： James Gordon Beattie, JR. ,  Stephen Griesmer ,  Thomas Killian ,  N.L. Schryer ,  Dipesh Hasmukhlal Shah ,  Kaushik Gohel

IPC: H04W48/16 ,  H04W24/10

CPC classification number: H04W48/16 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W84/045 ,  H04W88/12

Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize femtocell access points (FAP) to perform radio frequency (RF) network sweeps are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes: predicting an availability of an access point (AP) to perform an RF network sweep; and determining that the access point is available to perform the RF network sweep based, at least, on a prediction that a mobile device on a white list for the access point is not likely to access the access point during a time interval associated with performing the RF network sweep. In another embodiment, a method includes: comparing a network quality characteristic for a wireless channel associated with a FAP with a network quality characteristic for a wired network communicatively coupled to the FAP. The network quality characteristics can be the same. The method can then include employing the comparison to determine to which network an impairment is attributable.

公开(公告)号：US20140128005A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-08

申请号：US14154881

申请日：2014-01-14

Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.

Inventor： James Gordon Beattie ,  Stephen Griesmer ,  Thomas Killian ,  N.L. Schryer ,  Dipesh Hasmukhlal Shah ,  Kaushik Gohel

IPC: H04W24/08

CPC classification number: H04W48/16 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W84/045 ,  H04W88/12

Abstract: Systems and methods that utilize femtocell access points (FAP) to perform radio frequency (RF) network sweeps are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes: predicting an availability of an access point (AP) to perform an RF network sweep; and determining that the access point is available to perform the RF network sweep based, at least, on a prediction that a mobile device on a white list for the access point is not likely to access the access point during a time interval associated with performing the RF network sweep. In another embodiment, a method includes: comparing a network quality characteristic for a wireless channel associated with a FAP with a network quality characteristic for a wired network communicatively coupled to the FAP. The network quality characteristics can be the same. The method can then include employing the comparison to determine to which network an impairment is attributable.

Abstract translation: 提供了利用毫微微小区接入点（FAP）来执行射频（RF）网络扫描的系统和方法。 在一个实施例中，一种方法包括：预测接入点（AP）的可用性以执行RF网络扫描; 以及至少基于所述接入点的白名单上的移动设备在与执行所述接入点相关联的时间间隔期间不可能访问所述接入点的预测来确定所述接入点可用于执行所述RF网络扫描 射频网络扫描。 在另一个实施例中，一种方法包括：将与FAP相关联的无线信道的网络质量特性与通信地耦合到FAP的有线网络的网络质量特性进行比较。 网络质量特性可以相同。 该方法然后可以包括采用比较来确定哪个网络是可归因的。