Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and systems for calculating an optimal initial reference signal (RS) power channel estimate utilizing coverage area information and path loss information, where the coverage area is divided into an N number of Terrain Zones (TZs), and where each antenna beam available in a given beam matrix of a given cell, can be mapped to a particular coverage area TZ. Consequently, an optimal initial reference signal or pilot signal power is determined at a power distribution component prior to establishing a link on a per beam and TZ basis, thereby improving QoS. The coverage access components in accordance with the present invention may comprise one or more of a BTS, a femtocell, a picocell, etc.

Abstract: A tool for gathering empirical RF signal quality measurements that are accurately correlated with the position at which they are made is disclosed. In particular, the tool is particularly useful indoors where satellite positioning system receivers often cannot be used. This advantage is found in an illustrative embodiment of the present invention in which the illustrative embodiment uses the technique of dead reckoning to determine the position at which RF signal quality measurements are made by estimating a new position based on an old position and an estimate of the course and distance traveled since the old position.