JPH11163784A - Base station - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a means of avoiding a wrong discrimination that the cause is due to the base station so as not to waste a long time and cost for checking the base station on occurrence of fluctuation in a radio service area of the base station or null area. SOLUTION: A reception position data detection section 3 receives positional information 11 from a mobile body 2 and outputs an electric field intensity information 12 and the position information 11 at the reception. A map data generating section 4 receives the electric field intensity information 12 and the position information 11, and records the electric field intensity information 12 at an area of a map stored in advance corresponding to the position information 11. A monitor section 5 monitors map data 13, consisting of the map and the electric field intensity information 12 by means of, e.g. display. A map data analysis section 6 checks the map data 13 to discriminate the cause due to either occurrence of a fault in the base station 1 when the electric field intensity 12 is decreased or fluctuated over the entire area on the map, or occurrence of a null area when the electric field intensity 12 is decreased in a partial area on the map.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a base station, and more particularly to a base station for receiving position information from a mobile unit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional base station of this type is used in a mobile location system or the like which receives position information from a mobile such as a taxi or a transportation vehicle and monitors the position of the mobile. The base station is installed in a location which is considered optimal by conducting a radio wave propagation experiment at the time of installation and confirming that the desired area is sufficiently covered. After the installation, no investigation has been conducted to determine whether the desired area is sufficiently covered. For this reason, once installed, a building is built or the mountain is cut down due to regional development, etc., resulting in a change in the radio wave environment, and the radio service area of this base station fluctuates or localization within this radio service area occurs. When a dead zone occurs, the maintenance person mistakenly reports that a failure has occurred in the base station, and conducts a fault investigation of the base station.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional base station is installed in a place considered to be optimal by conducting experiments when installing the base station, and after installation, it is checked whether or not the desired area is sufficiently covered. Not done. Therefore, when the radio service area of the base station changes or a local dead zone occurs in the radio service area, the maintenance person mistakenly reports that the base station has failed. The problem is that a lot of time and wasteful costs are required until a mistake is noticed.

[0004] An object of the present invention is to eliminate such a drawback in the prior art, when the radio service area of the base station fluctuates or a local blind area is generated in this radio service area, maintenance is performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a base station that does not make a mistake with a base station having a failure and does not require a lot of time and unnecessary costs for investigating a failure of the base station.

[0005]

A first base station according to the present invention receives position information of a mobile unit sent from the mobile unit, and stores in advance the electric field strength of the position information upon reception. The electric field intensity is recorded at the position indicated by the position information on the map, and the map on which the electric field intensity is recorded can be monitored.

Further, the second base station of the present invention receives the mobile data including the position information of the mobile sent from the mobile and receives an electric field strength of the mobile data when the mobile data is received. A reception / position data detection unit that outputs the position information included in the body data, and receives the electric field strength and the position information from the reception / position data detection unit, and stores in advance a plurality of divided parts. A map data creation unit that records the electric field strength in the divided portion corresponding to the position information on the placed map, the map stored in the map data creation unit, and the electric field strength recorded on the map. And a monitoring unit that can monitor map data indicating the following.

Further, the monitoring unit in the second base station of the present invention displays or prints the map and the electric field strength.

In the second base station according to the present invention, the map data creation section may include a step of, when recording the electric field strength in the divided portion on the map, The average value with the electric field intensity recorded this time is recorded.

Further, the second base station of the present invention examines the map data in the map data creation unit, and finds that when the electric field strength decreases simultaneously or fluctuates synchronously in all areas on the map. And a map data analysis unit that outputs a failure signal assuming that a failure has occurred in its own base station.

[0010] The second base station of the present invention examines the map data in the map data creation unit, and finds that the electric field strength is determined in advance in one or a plurality of continuous divided areas on the map. A map data analysis unit that outputs a dead zone generation signal indicating that a dead zone has occurred when the intensity is lower than a predetermined intensity.

[0011]

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.

In the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the mobile data 10 including the position information 11 of the mobile 2 transmitted from the mobile 2 is received and the electric field strength 12 of the mobile data 10 when the mobile data 10 is received. A reception / position data detection unit 3 that outputs the position information 11 included in the mobile object data 10, and receives the electric field strength 12 and the position information 11 from the reception / position data detection unit 3 and includes a plurality of divided parts. The electric field strength 1 is assigned to the divided portion corresponding to the stored location information 11 on the map.
2 for displaying and printing map data 13 indicating the map stored in the map data generating unit 4 and the electric field intensity 12 recorded on the map so as to be monitored. The monitoring unit 5 and the map data 13 in the map data creation unit 4 are checked, and the
When the base station 2 is simultaneously lowered or fluctuated synchronously in all areas on the map, the base station 1 outputs a failure signal indicating that a failure has occurred, or outputs one or a plurality of continuous divided parts on the map. A map data analysis unit 6 outputs a dead zone generation signal indicating that a dead zone has occurred when the electric field intensity 12 is lower than a predetermined intensity in a region.

When recording the electric field intensity 12 in the divided portion on the map, the map data creating section 4 records an average value of the electric field intensity 12 recorded in the divided portion and the electric field intensity 12 recorded this time. Like that.

FIG. 1 also shows a mobile unit 2 that sends mobile unit data 10 to the base station 1.

Next, the operation of the base station according to the present embodiment will be described in detail.

In FIG. 1, the base station 1 is preset so that a desired area can be sufficiently covered by a radio service area assumed in advance. The moving body 2 is, for example, G
The mobile station 2 calculates its own position using the PS, and transmits to the base station 1 the mobile station data 10 including the position information 11 and, for example, when the mobile station 2 is a taxi, for example, data indicating that the vehicle is being rented. The reception / position data detection unit 3 includes a mobile object data 1 including the position information 11 of the mobile unit 2 transmitted from the mobile unit 2.
It receives the 0 and outputs the electric field strength 12 of the mobile object data 10 and the position information 11 included in the mobile object data 10. The map data creation unit 4 converts the map to, for example, 300 m
The mesh is divided in four directions and stored in advance as a plurality of divided parts. Then, it receives the electric field strength 12 and the position information 11 from the reception / position data detection unit 3 and receives the position information 1 on the map.
The electric field strength 12 is recorded in the divided portion corresponding to 1. At this time, for example, an average value of the electric field intensity 12 recorded in the divided portion and the electric field intensity 12 recorded this time is recorded. The monitoring unit 5 displays or prints the map stored in the map data creation unit 4 and the map data 13 indicating the electric field strength 12 recorded in the divided portion on the map, for example, so that the map data 13 can be monitored. I do. By looking at this data, the maintenance person can grasp the situation one by one even if the wireless service area changes during the operation of the system due to the change of the terrain or the effect of the building or other building, and can take quick measures. In addition, it is possible to know a local dead zone that cannot be found in a radio wave propagation experiment performed when the base station 1 is installed. The map data analysis unit 6 investigates the map data 13 in the map data creation unit 4, and when the electric field strength 12 simultaneously decreases or fluctuates synchronously in all the regions on the map, a problem is found in the own base station 1. A fault signal is output as an occurrence, or a dead zone indicating that a dead zone has occurred when the electric field intensity 12 is lower than a predetermined intensity in one or a plurality of continuous divided areas on the map. Output a signal. The monitoring unit 5 displays or prints out the monitored signal in response to the failure signal or the dead zone occurrence signal.

[0018]

As described above, according to the base station of the present invention, the position information of the mobile unit transmitted from the mobile unit is received, and the electric field strength of the position information at the time of reception is stored in advance. Recorded at the position indicated by the position information on the map that was set, it is possible to monitor the recorded map of the electric field strength, or to investigate the map, the electric field strength is simultaneously reduced or synchronized in all areas on the map When it fluctuates, it outputs a failure signal indicating that a defect has occurred in its own base station, or when there is an electric field intensity lower than a predetermined intensity in one area on the map, it indicates that a dead zone has occurred It outputs a zone generation signal, so that it can detect fluctuations in the wireless service area due to environmental changes in the area where the base station is installed, detect a local dead zone, and detect failures in its own base station. Is strange When a local dead zone occurs in this wireless service area, the maintenance person does not mistake the base station for a failure, and is often used to investigate the failure of the base station. No time and wasted money.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of a base station according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 base station 2 mobile unit 3 reception / position data detection unit 4 map data creation unit 5 monitoring unit 6 map data analysis unit 10 mobile unit data 11 location information 12 electric field strength 13 map data

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. Receiving position information of the moving object sent from the moving object, and setting an electric field strength of the position information at the time of reception to a position indicated by the position information on a previously stored map. A base station, wherein the base station records the electric field intensity and monitors the map. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of: receiving moving object data including position information of the moving object transmitted from the moving object; and determining an electric field strength of the moving object data and the position information included in the moving object data. A receiving / position data detecting section to be output; receiving the electric field strength and the position information from the receiving / position data detecting section, corresponding to the position information on a pre-stored map composed of a plurality of divided portions. A map data creating unit that records the electric field strength in the divided part, and map data that indicates the map stored in the map data creating unit and the electric field strength recorded on the map can be monitored. A base station, comprising: a monitoring unit; 3. The base station according to claim 2, wherein the monitor displays or prints the map and the electric field strength. 4. The map data creation unit, when recording the electric field intensity in the divided portion on the map, averages the electric field intensity recorded in the divided portion and the electric field intensity recorded this time. 4. The base station according to claim 2, wherein the base station is recorded. 5. Investigating the map data in the map data creation unit, and determining that a failure has occurred in its own base station when the electric field strength has decreased simultaneously or fluctuated synchronously in all areas on the map. The base station according to claim 2, further comprising: a map data analysis unit that outputs a failure signal. 6. Investigating the map data in the map data creating unit, and when the electric field intensity is lower than a predetermined intensity in one or a plurality of continuous divided areas on the map, the user is insensitive. The base station according to claim 2, further comprising: a map data analysis unit that outputs a dead zone occurrence signal indicating that a zone has occurred.