Patents Assigned to Ascom Network Testing Inc.
  • Patent number: 8918304
    Abstract: Various methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for determining a location estimate of user equipment in a mobile network. For example, a method may include receiving measurement data that includes a time of arrival indication of data communicated between the user equipment and base stations of the mobile network. The method may further include processing only the received measurement data that is within a particular time window and excluding some of the received measurement data outside the particular time window. The method may further include determining a sync value based on the received measurement data within the time window. The sync value may synchronize timing between at least two base stations of the mobile network. The method may include determining a location of the user equipment based on the sync value and the measurement data. The method may include geometric or linear optimization of the determined location estimate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Ascom Network Testing Inc.
    Inventors: Le Le, Irina Cotanis
  • Patent number: 8737209
    Abstract: Various methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for determining effects of non-network elements on a subscriber experience. For example, a method may include receiving traffic data. In some implementations of the invention, the method may include associating the traffic data with one or more non-network elements, which may operate on the mobile network but are not part of an infrastructure of the mobile network. The method may include determining a subscriber experience for the one or more non-network elements based on the traffic data that is associated with the one or more non-network elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Ascom Network Testing Inc.
    Inventors: Angel Zlatkov Ivanov, Neil Stobie, Prathima Simha
  • Patent number: 8619610
    Abstract: Various methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for determining effects of non-network elements on resource utilization. According to various implementations of the invention, a method may include receiving traffic data. The method may include associating the network traffic data with a non-network element, which may operate on the mobile network but are not part of an infrastructure of the mobile network. The method may include determining a first communication procedure used by the one or more non-network elements based on the associated network traffic data. The method may include determining a utilization of network resources by the one or more non-network elements based on the first communication procedure. The network may further include determining a change in the utilization of network resources based on a second communication procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Ascom Network Testing Inc.
    Inventors: Prathima Simha, Angel Zlatkov Ivanov, Neil Stobie
  • Patent number: 8543066
    Abstract: Various systems, computer program products, and methods are disclosed for user experienced remote monitoring of a communications network. For example, a method may include receiving air interface information from a mobile device. The air interface information may originate from signals communicated between the mobile device and the communications network. The air interface information may indicate an actual communication quality between the mobile device and the communications network. The method may further include receiving user experience information. The user experience information may indicate a perceived communication quality at the mobile device. The method may further include associating, by the server device, the air interface information and the user experience information with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Ascom Network Testing, Inc.
    Inventors: Nils Ulf Marklund, Alf Björn Henrik Sahlman, Jan Tomas Röjmyr