Abstract: A method and apparatus for facilitating capacity monitoring and recommending action for a wireless network is provided. The method may comprise: obtaining data associated with one or more capacity attributes and one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) associated with a network, calculating network level values for the one or more KPIs from the obtained data, generating performance data graphs by plotting a first of the one or more KPIs against a second of the one or more KPIs, analyzing the one or more performance data graphs to determine at least one alarm threshold, and monitoring the one or more capacity attributes to determine if any of the at least one alarm thresholds has been triggered.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for adaptively setting a Timer_Status_Prohibit (TSP) parameter, the method comprising receiving a category information from a first terminal; determining a threshold value based on the category information and transmitting the threshold value to the first terminal; starting a TSP timer and transmitting at least one data packet to the first terminal once the TSP timer has started; determining when the TSP timer exceeds the threshold value to discontinue transmitting the at least one data packet to the first terminal; receiving a status report from the first terminal; and using the status report, determining whether there is any missing or erroneously received data packet and retransmitting any missing or erroneously received data packet from the at least one data packet to the first terminal.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate management of automatic neighbor relation functions in wireless networks. The system can include components and/or devices that ascertain whether or not to add or remove a neighbor relation based on information associated with an operations and management system, wherein the operations and management system dispatches add or remove requests to a base station that establishes, updates, and/or maintains a neighbor relations table and/or set of neighbor relations that includes neighbor relations between cells.

Abstract: An apparatus and method comprising determining if the timing of a registration system information (RSI) or a paging occasion occurs first; if the paging occasion occurs first, checking for a page and answering the page on the target cell after collecting system information (SI) if the page exists; or if the timing of the RSI occurs first: reading RSI and obtaining a registration area indicator of the target cell; determining if the registration area indicators of a source cell and of the target cell are the same; if not, determining whether checking the page in the source cell would overlap with receiving SI from the target cell; if overlap, or if same, collect SI and monitor a paging channel in the target cell; or if no overlap, checking for the page in the source cell, and if no page, collect SI and monitor the paging channel in the target cell.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for pairing measurements and position estimate as an information pair from multiple mobile devices and reporting these information pairs to a server without over burdening the mobile device and without requiring the mobile devices to establish a new link. Also, disclosed is an apparatus and method for collecting these information pairs and compiling network maps based on the information pairs.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for optimizing compressed mode duration comprising collecting a first set of receive signal strength indication (RSSI) measurements from at least one 2G cell; determining a best 2G cell from the at least one 2G cell using the first set of RSSI measurements; identifying at least one second best 2G cells with at least one of the first set of RSSI measurements within a range threshold TR of the best 2G cell; collecting a second set of RSSI measurements from the second best 2G cells; identifying at least one third best 2G cells with at least one of the second set of RSSI measurements within the range threshold TR of the best 2G cell; and collecting a third set of RSSI measurements from the third best 2G cells.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating performance measurements for a wireless network is provided. The method may comprise: obtaining, at a base station, performance measurements and location data from a mobile device, storing, at the base station and based on the location data, at least a portion of the obtained measurements to at least one virtual geographic bin of a storage array, wherein each virtual geographic bin corresponds to a different geographic area within a cell serviced by the base station, aggregating, at the base station, at least a portion the measurements stored in each virtual geographic bin into one or more location-based performance measurements, and transmitting, from the base station, at least a portion of the location-based performance measurements to a network manager.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for adaptively setting a Timer_Status_Prohibit (TSP) parameter, the method comprising receiving a category information from a first terminal; determining a threshold value based on the category information and transmitting the threshold value to the first terminal; starting a TSP timer and transmitting at least one data packet to the first terminal once the TSP timer has started; determining when the TSP timer exceeds the threshold value to discontinue transmitting the at least one data packet to the first terminal; receiving a status report from the first terminal; and using the status report, determining whether there is any missing or erroneously received data packet and retransmitting any missing or erroneously received data packet from the at least one data packet to the first terminal.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for optimizing compressed mode duration comprising collecting a first set of receive signal strength indication (RSSI) measurements from at least one 2G cell; determining a best 2G cell from the at least one 2G cell using the first set of RSSI measurements; identifying at least one second best 2G cells with at least one of the first set of RSSI measurements within a range threshold TR of the best 2G cell; collecting a second set of RSSI measurements from the second best 2G cells; identifying at least one third best 2G cells with at least one of the second set of RSSI measurements within the range threshold TR of the best 2G cell; and collecting a third set of RSSI measurements from the third best 2G cells.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for facilitating capacity monitoring and recommending action for a wireless network is provided. The method may comprise: obtaining data associated with one or more capacity attributes and one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) associated with a network, calculating network level values for the one or more KPIs from the obtained data, generating performance data graphs by plotting a first of the one or more KPIs against a second of the one or more KPIs, analyzing the one or more performance data graphs to determine at least one alarm threshold, and monitoring the one or more capacity attributes to determine if any of the at least one alarm thresholds has been triggered.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for selecting a best cell during transition between two radio access technologies comprising detecting a first signal from a selected cell, determining a first signal-to-noise ratio (SNR1) measured from the first signal, attempting to acquire and to decode a second signal related to the first signal only one time if the SNR1 is less than a first threshold, and continuing with the rest of the cell selection procedure if a second signal-to-noise ratio (SNR2) measured from the second signal is greater than or equal to a second threshold. In one aspect, the first signal is a frequency correction channel (FCH) signal, and the second signal is a synchronization channel (SCH) signal. In one aspect, the selected cell is selected from a plurality of GSM cells based on at least one of receive signal strength indication (RSSI) criterion or base station identity code (BSIC) criterion.

Abstract: A terminal obtains a monitored set containing GSM neighbor cells and/or UMTS neighbor cells. The terminal operates in a compressed mode and obtains from a UMTS network at least two transmission gap pattern sequences for different measurement purposes, e.g., for “GSM carrier RSSI measurements” (GAP1), “GSM initial BSIC identification” (GAP2), and “GSM BSIC re-confirmation” (GAP3). The terminal makes RSSI measurements for the GSM cells using multiple transmission gap pattern sequences, e.g., using GAP1, GAP2 and GAP3. The terminal identifies the BSIC for at least one GSM cell by (1) detecting the tone on the FCCH using multiple transmission gap pattern sequences, e.g., using GAP2 and GAP3, and (2) decoding the SCH using multiple transmission gap pattern sequences, e.g., using GAP2 and GAP3. The use of multiple transmission gap pattern sequences for RSSI measurement and BSIC identification allows the terminal to complete the cell measurements and send a report sooner, which may improve performance.

Abstract: An apparatus and method comprising determining if the timing of a registration system information (RSI) or a paging occasion occurs first; if the paging occasion occurs first, checking for a page and answering the page on the target cell after collecting system information (SI) if the page exists; or if the timing of the RSI occurs first: reading RSI and obtaining a registration area indicator of the target cell; determining if the registration area indicators of a source cell and of the target cell are the same; if not, determining whether checking the page in the source cell would overlap with receiving SI from the target cell; if overlap, or if same, collect SI and monitor a paging channel in the target cell; or if no overlap, checking for the page in the source cell, and if no page, collect SI and monitor the paging channel in the target cell.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating performance measurements for a wireless network is provided. The method may comprise: obtaining, at a base station, performance measurements and location data from a mobile device, storing, at the base station and based on the location data, at least a portion of the obtained measurements to at least one virtual geographic bin of a storage array, wherein each virtual geographic bin corresponds to a different geographic area within a cell serviced by the base station, aggregating, at the base station, at least a portion the measurements stored in each virtual geographic bin into one or more location-based performance measurements, and transmitting, from the base station, at least a portion of the location-based performance measurements to a network manager.

Abstract: Systems and methodologies are described that facilitate management of automatic neighbor relation functions in wireless networks. The system can include components and/or devices that ascertain whether or not to add or remove a neighbor relation based on information associated with an operations and management system, wherein the operations and management system dispatches add or remove requests to a base station that establishes, updates, and/or maintains a neighbor relations table and/or set of neighbor relations that includes neighbor relations between cells.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cell change order including issuing or receiving a cell change order message to find a target cell in a network with no compressed mode measurement, performing a power scan on the network to find a suitable cell if the target cell is not found, and camping on the suitable cell if found. In one aspect, the network is a 2G network. In yet another aspect, the network is a GSM network.