Abstract: A system and method for performing a network planning and mobility management optimization is provided, and it includes a graphical user interface (GUI) front-end for allowing users to operate required procedures for network planning and mobility management optimization. According to this invention, the network plan takes a network topology (NT) and its associated network statistic data as input. Accordingly, a network plan can represent an arrangement of network elements which display a superior-subordinate relationship between network elements in the mobile communication network. Moreover, the network plan comprises a plurality of statistic data reflecting a plurality of user mobility behaviors and a plurality of traffic behaviors of network elements in the mobile communication network.

Abstract: A management system and method for a wireless communication network and an associated interface is provided. The management system provides a structure of data layers and a visualization design to upgrade the efficiency of network management. The management system includes a data generation module and a display module. The data module generates a plurality of data layers, which comprise at least a map layer, a network configuration layer, and an operation index layer. The network configuration layer comprises a configuration of the wireless communication network on the map layer. The operation index layer includes statistic values of an operation index of the wireless communication network under the configuration. The display module performs an overlap display of a plurality of selected layers from the data layers to show operation status of the wireless communication network.

Abstract: A method for detecting and reducing ping-pong handover effect of a cellular network is disclosed. The method provides a systematic way to determine which cell pairs of the network have high probability of suffering from the ping-pong handover effect. The method comprises collecting network traffic statistic data of multiple items, wherein each of the items corresponds to a state change of multiple mobile units within cells of the network; determining whether a plurality of criteria are met according to the network traffic statistic data; and detecting the ping-pong effect between the cells according to the result of the determining step. The method also comprises changing a handover parameter for the cells with the ping-pong handover effect.

Abstract: A method for partitioning a cellular network is provided. The cellular network includes a first cell and a neighboring second cell. The method comprises the steps of: collecting a time series of positional data of each of a plurality of users within the cellular network, wherein the users are located at the first cell at a first time; reconstructing a corresponding phase space model of the time series of positional data of each user; predicting a possible position of each user at a second time according to the phase space model, wherein the second time is later than the first time; determining whether each of the users is located at the second cell at the second time according to the predicted possible position; predicting a mobility rate from the first cell to the second cell according to a result of the determining step; and deciding whether to configuring the first and second cells as in a same partition area of the cellular network according to the predicted mobility rate.

Abstract: A system and method for identifying a mobile user cluster by call detail records (CDRs) is provided. The system and method identifies at least one mobile user cluster according to a plurality of CDRs generated by a plurality of mobile users during a first period and a second period of time. Each mobile user of the identified cluster generates at least one CDR at a same geographical location during the first period of time, and a mobile user sequence is formed between any two mobile users of the identified cluster. At least one CDR is generated between any two neighboring mobile users of the mobile user sequence during the second period of time. Examples for the mobile user cluster include cohabiting family members, familiar neighborhood, colleagues, schoolmates, etc.

Abstract: An automatic handset toll collection mechanism for using a mobile device to communicate with a mobile communication system in a vehicle is provided.

Abstract: A method for detecting and reducing ping-pong handover effect of a cellular network is disclosed. The method provides a systematic way to determine which cell pairs of the network have high probability of suffering from the ping-pong handover effect. The method comprises collecting network traffic statistic data of multiple items, wherein each of the items corresponds to a state change of multiple mobile units within cells of the network; determining whether a plurality of criteria are met according to the network traffic statistic data; and detecting the ping-pong effect between the cells according to the result of the determining step. The method also comprises changing a handover parameter for the cells with the ping-pong handover effect.

Abstract: A system and method for performing a network planning and mobility management optimization is provided, and it includes a graphical user interface (GUI) front-end for allowing users to operate required procedures for network planning and mobility management optimization. According to this invention, the network plan takes a network topology (NT) and its associated network statistic data as input. Accordingly, a network plan can represent an arrangement of network elements which display a superior-subordinate relationship between network elements in the mobile communication network. Moreover, the network plan comprises a plurality of statistic data reflecting a plurality of user mobility behaviors and a plurality of traffic behaviors of network elements in the mobile communication network.

Abstract: A method for constructing a mobility model for use in optimizing mobility management in a wireless communication system is disclosed, which comprises steps of collecting a plurality of network traffic statistic data of a plurality of desired items, wherein the desired items are related to the behavior of a plurality of subscribers of the wireless communication system; constructing the mobility model according to the network traffic statistic data, wherein the mobility model is for modeling the mobility behavior of the subscribers; and optimizing mobility management according to the mobility model.

Abstract: A method and system for estimating a subject's position is provided by taking in a time series of a subject's positional data, analyzing the data to extract their crucial features, reconstructing the inherent dynamics, and then storing the data in mathematical transformations which not only can compress the amount of data needed to reliably reproduce the past history, but also can make estimations on the subject's position at a specific time.