KR102105307B1 - Apparatus and method for coverage measurement of base station - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring base station coverage, and the present invention searches for base station information corresponding to driving information by receiving driving information collected in real time from a plurality of terminal devices in a service device through a communication network by a base station measuring device, By automatically measuring the coverage of the base station in the region to be measured using the searched base station information and the received driving information, there is an effect that it is possible to easily measure the coverage of base stations distributed in a desired region in a short time without actual vehicle operation.

Description

Apparatus and method for measuring base station coverage {APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COVERAGE MEASUREMENT OF BASE STATION}

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring coverage of a base station, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for measuring coverage by region using driving information and measured base station information collected from a plurality of terminal devices.

The contents described in this section merely provide background information for this embodiment, and do not constitute a prior art.

In general, a terminal device in a communication system can receive various services from a device of a communication provider via a communication network in order to receive a service provided by a communication provider. To this end, the terminal device connects to a communication network through a base station to perform communication.

The base station serves as a relay between the terminal device and the switching center on the service area (cell). Accordingly, there is one base station for each cell, and in addition to the interface function between the terminal device and the switching station, the cell area is controlled and controlled in addition to an incoming / outgoing signal transmission, call channel designation, call channel monitoring, and self-diagnosis function.

However, because the radio wave of the base station is weak or the terminal devices located in the corresponding cell may not be able to communicate due to a failure, the operator must measure and manage the radio wave signal of the base station to prevent this.

However, the base station measurement method to date has mainly focused on the method of measuring the radio wave of the base station while the operator moves the measurement area with the measurement device. Therefore, such a conventional base station measurement method has a problem in that it takes a lot of time, personnel, and cost for base station measurement.

Published Korean Patent Publication No. 2000-0043964, published on July 15, 2000 (name: Navigation terminal with a bypass function using traffic flow statistics data and method)

The present invention has been proposed to solve the conventional inconvenience, the base station measuring device receives the driving information collected in real time from a plurality of terminal devices in a service device through a communication network to search for base station information corresponding to the driving information, It is intended to provide an apparatus and method for measuring base station coverage for easily measuring a base station coverage of a region to be measured in a short time with a small cost using the searched base station information and received driving information.

A base station measuring apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a communication unit for performing communication for measuring the coverage of the service device and the base station; And functionally connected to the communication unit, receiving driving information of a plurality of terminal devices collected in real time from the service device, searching for base station information using the received driving information, and mapping the searched base station information and the driving information. It may include a base station measurement processing unit for measuring the coverage of each base station.

In the base station measuring apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage unit for mapping the driving information and the base station information and storing in the mapping table for each terminal device may be further included.

In the base station measurement apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base station measurement processing unit samples one or more driving information corresponding to the current measurement area among the received driving information, and is included in the sampled one or more driving information The base station information connected to the corresponding terminal device may be searched using the identification information of the terminal device.

In the base station measurement apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base station measurement processing unit retrieves the base station information from a home location register (HLR) that stores location information of a plurality of terminal devices connected to a communication network. can do.

In the base station measurement apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base station measurement processing unit, using the identification information of the terminal device included in the received driving information, the time zone for collecting the driving information from the service device in the base station infrastructure log Search for the base station infrastructure log information generated in and may use the searched base station infrastructure log information to check base station information.

In the base station measurement apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base station measurement processing unit, the at least one base station located in the measurement area set by the measurement area set by the service area (cell) for each area or base station within a preset radius Base station coverage for can be measured.

In the base station measuring apparatus according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base station measurement processing unit extracts the stored mapping information, checks one or more base station information from the extracted mapping information, and maps one to the identified one or more base station information. The location of one or more terminal devices corresponding to the one or more identification information is identified by using the above identification information and driving information, the positions of the identified one or more terminal devices are set as a base station coverage point, and all set coverage points are used. A distribution map for each region may be configured, and base station coverage for each region may be measured through the configured regional distribution map.

A base station measuring apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, a communication unit for performing communication for measuring the coverage of the service device and the base station; And functionally connected to the communication unit, receiving driving information of a plurality of terminal devices collected in real time and base station information measured by the plurality of terminal devices from the service device, and mapping and mapping received driving information and base station information It may include a base station measurement processing unit characterized in that by storing the classified information by region, and measuring the base station coverage by region using the mapped information.

A communication system for measuring base station coverage according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object includes: a plurality of terminal devices generating real-time driving information on a moving travel path according to navigation execution; A service device for providing navigation services to the plurality of terminal devices, collecting driving information generated in the plurality of terminal devices in real time, and storing and managing the collected driving information for each of the plurality of terminal devices; And a base station measuring device that receives the driving information collected from the service device, retrieves base station information using the received driving information, and maps the searched base station information and the driving information to measure base station coverage for each region. .

In a communication system for measuring base station coverage according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of terminal devices includes a base station measurement module for measuring their connected base station, and transmits the driving information to the service device The base station information measured by the base station measurement module may be transmitted to the service device together with the driving information.

In the communication system for measuring the coverage of a base station according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base station measuring apparatus, the plurality of driving information of the plurality of terminal devices collected in real time from the service device and the plurality of collected together with the driving information Receives the measured base station information from the terminal device, maps the received driving information and base station information, classifies and stores the mapped driving information and base station information for each region, and uses the mapped driving information and base station information for each region. It can be transmitted to the service device characterized in that it measures the base station coverage.

A method for measuring base station coverage in a base station measuring apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, receives driving information of a plurality of terminal devices collected in real time from the service device from the service device To do; Retrieving base station information using the received driving information; And mapping the searched base station information and the driving information to classify and store each region. And measuring base station coverage for each region using the mapped base station information and driving information.

In a method for measuring base station coverage in a base station measuring apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of searching for base station information using the received driving information comprises: Sampling corresponding one or more driving information; Checking identification information of the terminal device included in the sampled one or more driving information; And searching for base station information connected to the corresponding terminal device using the identified identification information of the terminal device.

In a method for measuring base station coverage in a base station measuring apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the step of searching for base station information using the received driving information comprises: of a terminal device included in the received driving information. Identifying identification information; Retrieving base station infrastructure log information generated in a time period during which the service device collects driving information from the base station infrastructure log using the identified identification information; And searching for base station information using the searched base station infrastructure log information.

In a method for measuring base station coverage in a base station measurement apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, measuring the base station coverage by region using the mapped base station information and driving information, extracts and extracts the stored mapping information Checking one or more base station information from the mapped mapping information; Identifying a location of one or more terminal devices corresponding to the one or more identification information by using one or more identification information and driving information mapped to the identified one or more base station information; Setting the identified positions of one or more terminal devices as base station coverage points; Constructing a distribution map for each region using all set coverage points; Establishing a base station coverage area by connecting edge points in the configured distribution diagram; Setting a final base station coverage area by combining the coverage areas set at regular intervals; And measuring a base station coverage that is a maximum range that a radio wave of the base station can reach using the set final station coverage area.

A method for measuring the coverage of a base station in a base station measuring apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, receiving the driving information of the plurality of terminal devices collected in real time in the service device ; Receiving base station information measured by the plurality of terminal devices collected together with the driving information; Mapping received driving information and base station information; Classifying and storing mapped driving information and base station information for each region; And measuring base station coverage for each region using the mapped driving information and base station information.

In order to achieve the above object, the computer-readable recording medium of the present invention is recorded with a program for executing a method for measuring base station coverage.

In the present invention, a base station measuring device receives driving information collected in real time from a plurality of terminal devices in a service device through a communication network, searches for base station information corresponding to driving information, and measures using the searched base station information and received driving information. By automatically measuring the coverage of the base station in the desired area, there is an effect that the coverage of the base stations distributed in the desired region can be easily measured in a short time with little cost without actual vehicle operation.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a communication system for base station coverage measurement according to embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a base station measurement apparatus for base station coverage measurement in a communication system according to embodiments of the present invention.
3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a terminal device in a communication system according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention.
4 is a diagram showing the configuration of a base station measurement apparatus for base station coverage measurement in a communication system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing the configuration of a service device according to embodiments of the present invention.
6 is a diagram showing a method for measuring base station coverage in a base station measurement apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a diagram showing a method for measuring base station coverage in a base station measurement apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram illustrating a method for measuring base station coverage in a base station measurement apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in the following description and accompanying drawings, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations that may obscure the subject matter of the present invention are omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the same components throughout the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals as much as possible.

The terms or words used in the present specification and claims described below should not be interpreted as being limited to ordinary or dictionary meanings, and the inventor is appropriate as a concept of terms for explaining his or her invention in the best way. It should be interpreted as a meaning and a concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined as such. Therefore, the configuration shown in the embodiments and drawings described in this specification is only one of the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and does not represent all of the technical spirit of the present invention, and can replace them at the time of this application. It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

First, a communication system for base station coverage measurement according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a communication system for base station coverage measurement according to embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the communication system may be configured to include a base station measuring device 100 connected through a communication network 10, a plurality of terminal devices 200: 200a, 200b, ..., 200n, and a service device 300. You can. In addition, a mobile communication infrastructure (for example, a Home Location Register (HLR) (not shown) and a base station infrastructure (not shown)) connected through the communication network 10 may be configured. The log (hereinafter referred to as a base station infrastructure log) is, for example, one or more of billing data recorder (UDR: Usage Data Record), MODAS (Hand Over or Hand On / Off), and call billing (CDR). In addition, it may include a variety of logs, and the base station infrastructure log information can be retrieved from these base station infrastructure logs, where the base station infrastructure log information may include charging information and handover information. If the log information has mobility, it may be included in the base station infrastructure log information.

The base station measuring apparatus 100 is provided with relevant information for measuring base station coverage by interworking with the service apparatus 300 through the communication network 10, and for one or more base stations located in an area to be measured using the provided related information By measuring a radio wave state, a distribution map of a range that can be covered by one or more base stations, that is, base station coverage, can be measured. The base station measuring apparatus 100 may be a mobile communication terminal of a measurer that transmits and receives data through the communication network 10 or a computer of a base station management company (communication operator).

The terminal device 200 is a terminal that performs voice or data communication using the communication network 10, a memory for storing browsers, programs, and protocols for communicating with the service device 300 via the communication network 10, various types Refers to a terminal equipped with a microprocessor or the like for executing a program and calculating and controlling it. That is, the terminal device 200 is capable of server-client communication with the service device 300 and provides related information to perform the base station measurement by the base station measurement device 100, or navigation to guide the driving route through the navigation function Any terminal can be used if the service can be executed, and it is a broad concept that includes all communication computing devices such as notebook computers, mobile communication terminals, and PDAs. Meanwhile, the terminal device 200 is preferably manufactured in a form having a touch screen, but is not limited thereto.

In addition, the terminal device 200 refers to a terminal capable of transmitting and receiving various data via the communication network 10 at the current location according to a user's key manipulation, and a tablet PC, a laptop, and a personal computer (PC: Personal Computer), a smart phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a smart TV, and a mobile communication terminal.

In particular, the terminal device 200 according to embodiments of the present invention accesses a base station (11: 11a 11b, 11c, ..., 11n) in a service area (cell) according to a user's location to establish an exchange (not shown). It connects to the communication network 10 through, and executes the navigation application (or program) received from the service device 300 via the communication network 10, receives information related to the navigation service, and performs route guidance to a destination. It is possible to generate driving information on the current driving route and transmit the generated driving information to the service device 300 in real time.

The service device 300 is a server device of a base station measuring device 100, a plurality of terminal devices 200, and a communication service provider interworking with a mobile communication infrastructure through the communication network 10, and collects related information for base station coverage measurement and , A navigation service may be provided to a plurality of terminal devices 200.

The base station measuring device 100, the terminal device 200 and the service device 300 are interlocked through the communication network 10, and the communication network 10 is a variety of wired and wireless networks such as an Internet network, an intranet network, a mobile communication network, and a satellite communication network. Refers to a network that can transmit and receive data using an Internet protocol using communication technology. In addition, the communication network 10 is coupled with the service device 300 to store computing resources such as hardware and software. The communication network 10 is a closed area network such as a local area network (LAN), a wide area network (WAN), and an open network such as the Internet, as well as code division multiple access (CDMA) and wideband code division (WCDMA). It is a concept that collectively refers to networks such as Multiple Access (GSM), Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Long Term Evolution (LTE), Evolved Packet Core (EPC), and next-generation networks and computing networks to be implemented in the future.

The configuration of the base station measurement apparatus according to the embodiments of the present invention in the communication system for base station coverage measurement configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a base station measurement apparatus for base station coverage measurement in a communication system according to embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the base station measurement apparatus 100 may include a communication unit 110, a base station measurement processing unit 120, a storage unit 130, and an output unit 140.

The communication unit 110 transmits and receives messages for base station coverage measurement by communicating with the service device 300 through the communication network 10. The communication unit 110 may transmit and receive data through various communication methods as well as wired and wireless methods. In addition, the communication unit 110 may transmit and receive data using one or more communication methods, and for this purpose, the communication unit 110 may include a plurality of communication modules that transmit and receive data according to different communication methods. In particular, the communication unit 110 transmits an information request message to the service device 300, and thus receives an information request response message including information (driving information and base station information) collected from the service device 300, thereby measuring the base station. (120).

The base station measurement processing unit 120 is functionally connected to the communication unit 110, receives driving information of a plurality of terminal devices 200 collected in real time from the service device 300, and receives base station information using the received driving information. By searching and mapping the searched base station information and the received driving information, the base station coverage for each region may be measured.

Specifically, the base station measurement processing unit 120 according to embodiments of the present invention sets the measurement area (or cell) for measuring the base station coverage, and requests information currently collected in real time to the service device 300 Send a request message. Accordingly, the base station measurement processing unit 120 may receive an information request response message including information collected in real time from the service device 300 and store collected information included in the received information request response message.

Here, the base station measurement processing unit 120 may sample the information collected according to the first embodiment of the present invention, that is, driving information corresponding to an area (cell) to be measured from among the driving information. Here, the measurement area may be set to an area within a preset radius (for example, 1 km) by a measurement person or may be set in units of service areas (cells) for each base station. One or more base stations may be included in a region preset by the measurer, and a region indicated by a dotted line in the attached FIG. 1 shows a measurement region preset by the user.

In addition, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the base station measurement processing unit 120 deletes the sampled and remaining collected information, and uses the sampled driving information to map the terminal device 200 mapped to the driving information in the home location register. The base station corresponding to the identification information can be searched. To this end, the base station measurement processing unit 120 checks identification information of the terminal device 200 mapped to one or more sampled driving information, and transmits a base station information request message including the identified identification information to a home location register. Accordingly, the base station measurement processing unit 120 responds to the base station information including identification information, base station location information, and the like of the base station currently connected to one or more terminal devices 200 located in the measurement area corresponding to the identification information from the home location register. You can receive it through a message.

On the other hand, according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the base station measurement processing unit 120 checks the collection time information included in the received driving information, and the base station infrastructure log information example in the base station infrastructure log at the time collected by the service device 300 For example, it is possible to search billing information and handover information that have been processed, and search base station information using the base station infrastructure log information. To this end, the base station measurement processing unit 120 may transmit a base station information request message to the base station infrastructure log, and accordingly receive a response message including base station infrastructure log information (such as billing information and handover information) from the base station infrastructure log.

Then, according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the base station measurement processing unit 120 maps and stores the base station information included in the received response message with the corresponding driving information received. That is, the base station measurement processing unit 120, if there is more than one terminal device 200 located in the measurement area, the base station information (or base station) retrieved through the driving information and identification information mapped to their identification information for each terminal device 200 It can be controlled to map the searched base station information) using the infrastructure log information and store the mapped information in the mapping table of the storage unit 130 for each terminal device 200. Here, the mapping table included in the storage unit 130 may be configured to include identification information of the terminal device 200, driving information, base station information, base station infrastructure log information (billing information, handover information, etc.) and local information fields. Each terminal device 200 may store corresponding information in each field.

Also, according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the base station measurement processing unit 120 may classify and store the mapped information according to regions. For example, the classified area may be a measurement area preset by a user, a service area (cell) for each base station, etc., and an area classified as a base station service area (cell) unit or an arbitrary set sub-unit. It may be a region. In addition, according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the base station measurement processing unit 120 may classify and store information mapped to a mapping table by region.

In addition, according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention, the base station measurement processing unit 120 may measure base station coverage for each region by using mapping information stored in the mapping table. Specifically, the base station measurement processing unit 120 extracts mapping information of a region to be measured from the mapping table, and checks one or more base station information of the extracted mapping information to obtain one or more identification information and driving information mapped to the identified base station information. Can be confirmed. Accordingly, the base station measurement processing unit 120 may check the terminal device 200 connected to the base station located in the measurement area through identification information mapped to the base station information, and the driving information collected from the identified terminal device 200, that is, The current location (GPS information including latitude and longitude, etc.) of the terminal device 200 may be checked through driving information mapped to the base station information. Accordingly, the base station measurement processing unit 120 may set the current location of the identified terminal device 200 as an area (base station coverage point) that the base station can cover. In this way, all of the remaining driving information included in the base station information is checked to obtain a distribution map of the identified positions, and a coverage area can be set by connecting edge points in the obtained distribution map. The setting of the coverage area set as described above may be performed at a certain period, and coverage areas set at a certain period may be combined to measure base station coverage, which is a range that can finally receive radio waves from the base station.

In this way, the base station measurement processing unit 120 may check the propagation status of one or more base stations in the measurement area, and may measure and manage the final base station coverage in units of minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, or years, for example.

On the other hand, the base station measurement processing unit 120 according to the third embodiment of the present invention receives information collected from the service device 300, extracts driving information and base station information from the received collection information, and extracts the driving information and the base station. The information is mapped and stored in a mapping table, and as in the first and second embodiments of the present invention, base station coverage can be measured using the mapping information. Here, the base station information extracted from the collected information is base station information generated by directly measuring a base station to which the terminal device 200 has accessed.

The storage unit 130 according to embodiments of the present invention stores information necessary for the operation of the base station measurement apparatus 100, and in particular, collection information (driving information, identification information and base station information received from the service apparatus 300) And the like) on a preset mapping table, and the base station coverage information measured at regular intervals can be stored in minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and / or years. The storage unit 140 includes an optical recording medium such as a hard disk, a floppy disk and a magnetic tape (Magnetic Media), a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), a DVD (Digital Video Disk). , Magneto-Optical Media, such as a Floppy Disk, and ROM, Random Access Memory (RAM), and Flash memory.

The output unit 140 is a means for providing an operator with a result or state of operation of the base station measuring apparatus 100, for example, a display unit for visually outputting through a screen, a speaker for outputting an audible sound, etc. It can contain. In particular, in the present invention, a screen related to base station coverage measurement driven by the base station measurement apparatus 100 may be displayed, and a base station coverage measurement result may be displayed on the screen.

Next, referring to the accompanying drawings, a configuration of a terminal device according to embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail.

3 is a view showing the configuration of a terminal device in a communication system according to the first and second embodiments of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a base station coverage measurement in the communication system according to the third embodiment of the present invention. This is a diagram showing the configuration of a base station measurement apparatus.

Referring to FIG. 3, the terminal device 200 according to the first and second embodiments includes a control unit 210, a communication unit 220, an input unit 230, a storage unit 240, and an output unit 250 Can be configured.

The control unit 210 performs overall control of the terminal device 200, and may specifically control related operations for a navigation service. To this end, the control unit 210 may include a navigation module 211.

The navigation module 211 may execute an application (or program) for a navigation service provided from the service device 300 and guide a route to a destination according to navigation execution. Then, the navigation module 211 generates driving information using location information (GPS information) on the current driving route, and transmits the generated driving information and identification information of the terminal device 200 to the service device 300 in real time. You can.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 4, the terminal device 200 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes a control unit 210, a communication unit 220, an input unit 230, a storage unit 240, and an output unit 250. It can be configured to include.

The control unit 210 performs overall control of the terminal device 200, and may specifically control related operations for a navigation service. To this end, the control unit 210 may include a navigation module 211 and a base station measurement module 212.

The navigation module 211 may execute an application (or program) for a navigation service provided from the service device 300 and guide a route to a destination according to navigation execution. In addition, the navigation module 211 generates driving information using location information (GPS information) on the current driving route, and provides the generated driving information, identification information of the terminal device 200, and measured base station information in real time. 300.

The base station measurement module 212 measures the currently connected base station, generates base station information (base station identification information, signal strength, etc.) for the measured base station and transmits the generated base station information to the navigation module 211.

The communication unit 220 according to embodiments of the present invention transmits and receives messages for a navigation service by performing communication with the service device 300 through the communication network 10. The communication unit 220 may transmit and receive data through various communication methods as well as wired and wireless methods. In addition, the communication unit 220 may transmit and receive data using one or more communication methods, and for this purpose, the communication unit 220 may include a plurality of communication modules that transmit and receive data according to different communication methods.

The input unit 230 may generate a user input signal corresponding to a user's request or information according to a user's manipulation, and may be implemented by various input means that are currently commercialized or commercially available in the future, for example, a keyboard, a mouse In addition to a general input device such as a joystick, a touch screen, a touch pad, etc., it may include gesture input means for detecting a user's motion and generating a specific input signal. The input unit 230 may receive input information for executing a navigation service and destination information for route guidance from a user.

The storage unit 240 stores information necessary for the operation of the terminal device 200, and in particular, may store driving information, measured base station information, and the like, generated on the current driving route. The storage unit 240 is a magnetic media such as a hard disk, floppy disk, and magnetic tape (Magnetic Media), CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), optical recording media such as DVD (Digital Video Disk) (Optical Media) , Magneto-Optical Media, such as a Floppy Disk, and ROM, Random Access Memory (RAM), and Flash memory.

The output unit 250 is a means for providing a user to recognize an operation result or a state of the terminal device 200, and includes, for example, a display unit visually output through a screen, a speaker outputting audible sound, and the like. can do. In particular, in the present invention, a screen related to a navigation service driven by the terminal device 200 can be displayed.

Next, the configuration of the service device 300 according to embodiments of the present invention in the communication system for base station coverage measurement will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

5 is a diagram showing the configuration of a service device according to embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the service device 300 may include a communication unit 310, a navigation service providing unit 320, an information collection unit 330, and a storage unit 340.

The communication unit 310 may transmit and receive messages for base station coverage measurement with the base station measurement apparatus 100 through the communication network 10, and transmit and receive messages for navigation service and base station coverage measurement with a plurality of terminal devices 200. . The communication unit 310 may transmit and receive data through various communication methods as well as wired and wireless methods. In addition, the communication unit 310 may transmit and receive data using one or more communication methods, and for this purpose, the communication unit 310 may include a plurality of communication modules that transmit and receive data according to different communication methods.

The navigation service providing unit 320 may provide an application (or program) for a navigation service at the request of a plurality of terminal devices 200 and provide related information for route guidance according to navigation execution.

The information collection unit 330 may collect related information for a navigation service and collect driving information from a plurality of terminal devices 200 for base station coverage measurement. At this time, the information collecting unit 330 may control to receive and store the identification information of the terminal device 200 together and map it when receiving driving information from a plurality of terminal devices 200, and the third embodiment of the present invention According to an example, it is possible to control to receive base station information measured by the terminal device 200 and to map and store the identification information of the terminal device 200.

The storage unit 340 may store information related to providing a navigation service and information related to base station measurement (driving information, identification information, or base station information). The storage unit 340 may include a magnetic media such as a hard disk, a floppy disk, and a magnetic tape (Magnetic Media), a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory), an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Video Disk). , Magneto-Optical Media, such as a Floppy Disk, and ROM, Random Access Memory (RAM), and Flash memory.

Then, a method for measuring base station coverage in a communication system for measuring base station coverage configured as described above will be described. First, a method for base station coverage measurement in a base station measurement apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

6 is a diagram showing a method for measuring base station coverage in a base station measurement apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

First, according to the first embodiment of the present invention, the service device 300 collects and stores driving information in real time from a plurality of terminal devices 200.

Accordingly, referring to FIG. 6, in step 1101, the base station measuring apparatus 100 displays information (driving information, identification information) collected from the service apparatus 300 in a predetermined period or in real time set by the measuring apparatus. Receive from and store it temporarily.

Then, in step 1102, the base station measuring apparatus 100 sets a region to measure the base station, and samples only the driving information corresponding to the set measuring region among driving information included in the received collection information.

Accordingly, in step 1103, the base station measurement apparatus 100 identifies identification information mapped to the sampled driving information, and searches for base station information corresponding to the identified identification information. Specifically, the base station measurement apparatus 100 transmits a base station information request message including identification information identified as a home location register interworking through the communication network 10, and accordingly base station searched using the identification information in the home location register Receive a response message containing information.

Then, the base station measurement apparatus 100 checks one or more base station information included in the response message, and checks each of the driving information mapped to the identification information corresponding to the base station information identified in step 1104, thereby confirming each of the base station information. Maps with driving information and stores it in the mapping table. At this time, the base station information and driving information may be classified and stored for each region.

Then, in step 1105, the base station measurement apparatus 100 determines whether to perform base station measurement in a different measurement area in addition to the current measurement area, and repeats steps 1101 to 1105 if the base station measurement is to be performed in another measurement area. You can. Meanwhile, this base station measurement process may measure multiple measurement areas simultaneously.

Thereafter, in step 1106, the base station measuring apparatus 100 measures the base station coverage for each region by using the mapping information stored in the mapping table at regular intervals.

Specifically, the base station measuring apparatus 100 extracts mapping information of a region to be measured from the mapping table, and checks one or more base station information of the extracted mapping information to obtain one or more identification information and driving information mapped to the identified base station information. To confirm.

Accordingly, the base station measurement device 100 identifies one or more terminal devices 200 connected to the base station located in the measurement area through one or more identification information mapped to the base station information, and collects them from the identified one or more terminal devices 200 Check the current location (GPS information including latitude and longitude) of one or more terminal devices 200 through the travel information mapped, that is, the travel information mapped to the base station information. Accordingly, the base station measurement apparatus 100 sets the current location of the identified terminal device 200 as an area that the base station can cover, that is, a base station coverage point. Checking the coverage of the base station Check all the driving information mapped to the base station information to configure the distribution map of the corresponding measurement area of the identified locations, and connect the edge points in the configured distribution map to set the coverage area. Then, the base station measurement apparatus 100 sets a final base station coverage area for each region by combining a coverage area set at a predetermined period. Accordingly, the base station measuring apparatus 100 may measure the coverage of the base station through the final base station coverage area, that is, the maximum coverage that the terminal device can receive the base station radio waves. Here, the distribution map and the coverage area may be configured for each measurement area when the measurement area is set, and when the measurement area is not set, the coverage area configuration area for each area may be set to measure base station coverage.

Next, a method for base station coverage measurement in a base station measurement apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

7 is a diagram showing a method for measuring base station coverage in a base station measurement apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7, in step 2101, the base station measuring apparatus 100 receives information (driving information, identification information) collected from the service apparatus 300 in a predetermined period or in real time set by the measurer from the service apparatus 300 To temporarily store it.

Then, in step 2102, the base station measurement apparatus 100 checks identification information mapped to the received driving information, searches for base station infrastructure log information generated in the base station infrastructure log using the identified identification information, and searches for the found base station infrastructure log Information is used to search for base station information. Specifically, the base station measurement apparatus 100 transmits a base station information request message including identification information identified as a base station infrastructure log interworking through the communication network 10, and accordingly uses one or more identification information in the base station infrastructure log. Among the corresponding base station infrastructure log information, a response message including base station infrastructure log information (billing information, handover information, etc.) generated during the received driving information collection time period is received. Then, the base station measurement apparatus 100 searches for base station information using one or more base station infrastructure log information included in the response message.

Then, the driving information mapped to the identification information corresponding to the base station information identified in step 2103 is respectively checked to map the base station information to the identified driving information. Accordingly, in step 2104, the base station measurement apparatus 100 stores the mapped information in the mapping table. At this time, the base station information and driving information may be classified and stored for each region.

Then, in step 2205, the base station measurement apparatus 100 measures the base station coverage by region using the mapping information stored in the mapping table.

Finally, a method for measuring base station coverage in a communication system for base station measurement according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

8 is a diagram showing a method for measuring base station coverage in a communication system for base station measurement according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, in step 3101, the plurality of terminal devices 200 executes navigation, generates driving information in real time on a route currently being guided according to navigation execution, and measures the currently connected base station to generate base station information. do.

Then, in step 3102, the plurality of terminal devices 200 transmits the generated driving information and base station information to the service device 300 in real time. Accordingly, in step 3103, the service device 300 collects driving information and base station information received from a plurality of terminal devices 200 and stores them for each terminal device (identification information).

Thereafter, in step 3104, when the service device 300 receives a request for information from the base station measurement device 100, it transmits information (driving information, identification information, and base station information) currently collected in step 3105 to the base station measurement device 100. .

Accordingly, in step 3106, the base station measurement apparatus 100 checks the received collection information (driving information, identification information, and base station information) and maps driving information and base station information for each terminal device according to the identification information. Then, in step 3107, the base station measurement apparatus 100 classifies the mapped information into regions and stores the mapped information in a mapping table.

Subsequently, in step 3107, the base station measurement apparatus 100 measures the coverage of each base station by region using mapping information stored in the mapping table at regular intervals.

Meanwhile, the recorded program instructions may be specially designed and configured for the present invention or may be known and usable by those skilled in computer software. For example, the recording medium includes magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tapes (Magnetic Media), compact disk read only memory (CD-ROM), optical media such as DVD (Digital Video Disk), and optical media. Includes magneto-optical media, such as a floppy disk, and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, random access memory (RAM), flash memory, etc. do. Examples of program instructions may include high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter, etc., as well as machine language codes produced by a compiler. Such hardware devices may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the operation of the present invention, and vice versa.

In addition, a computer program (also known as a program, software, software application, script or code) mounted on the device according to the present invention and executing the method according to the present invention includes a compiled or interpreted language or a priori or procedural language. It can be written in any form of programming language, and can be deployed in any form, including standalone programs or modules, components, subroutines, or other units suitable for use in a computer environment. Computer programs do not necessarily correspond to files in the file system. The program is in a single file provided to the requested program, or in multiple interactive files (eg, files that store one or more modules, subprograms or parts of code), or parts of files that hold other programs or data. (Eg, one or more scripts stored in a markup language document). Computer programs may be deployed to be executed on one computer or on multiple computers that are located at one site or distributed across multiple sites and interconnected by a communication network.

On the other hand, the embodiments of the present invention disclosed in the specification and drawings are merely presented as specific examples to aid understanding, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It is apparent to those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains that other modified examples based on the technical idea of the present invention can be implemented in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein.

In addition, this specification includes details of a number of specific implementations, but these should not be understood as limiting on the scope of any invention or claim, but rather on features that may be specific to a particular embodiment of the particular invention. It should be understood as an explanation. Certain features that are described in this specification in the context of separate embodiments may be implemented in combination in a single embodiment. Conversely, various features described in the context of a single embodiment can also be implemented in multiple embodiments individually or in any suitable subcombination. Further, although features may operate in a particular combination and may be initially depicted as so claimed, one or more features from the claimed combination may in some cases be excluded from the combination, and the claimed combination subcombined. Or sub-combinations.

Likewise, although the operations are depicted in the drawings in a particular order, it should not be understood that such operations should be performed in the particular order shown or in sequential order, or that all shown actions should be performed in order to obtain desirable results. In addition, the separation of various system components of the above-described embodiments should not be understood as requiring such separation in all embodiments, and the described program components and systems will generally be integrated together into a single software product or packaged in multiple software products. You should understand that you can.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for measuring base station coverage, a communication system therefor, and the present invention relates to driving information received by a base station measuring apparatus in real time collected from a plurality of terminal devices in a service device through a communication network. By searching for the corresponding base station information, and automatically measuring the base station coverage of the area to be measured using the searched base station information and the received driving information, the coverage of base stations distributed in a desired area without actual vehicle operation is easily performed in a short time at a low cost. It has measurable effects.

In addition, since the present invention is not only sufficient for commercial or commercial possibilities, but also can be practiced in a realistic manner, it has industrial applicability.

10: communication network 11: base station 100: base station measuring device
110: communication unit 120: base station measurement processing unit 130: storage unit
140: output unit 200: terminal device 210: control unit
211: navigation module 212: base station measurement module
220: communication unit 230: input unit 240: storage unit
250: output unit 310: communication unit 320: navigation service providing unit
330: information collection unit 340: storage unit

Claims (18)

A communication unit performing communication for measuring the coverage of a service provider and a base station of a communication service provider interworking with a mobile communication infrastructure; And
Functionally connected to the communication unit, receiving driving information for a navigation service provided by a plurality of terminal devices collected in real time from the service device, and receiving base station information corresponding to the received driving information and identification information of the terminal device A base station measurement processing unit that searches and maps the searched base station information and the driving information to measure base station coverage by region;
Base station measuring apparatus comprising a ◈ Claim 2 was abandoned when payment of the registration fee was set.◈ According to claim 1,
A storage unit mapping the driving information and the base station information and storing them in a mapping table for each terminal device;
Base station measurement apparatus further comprising a. According to claim 1, The base station measurement processing unit,
Among the received driving information, one or more driving information corresponding to a current measurement area is sampled, and base station information connected to the corresponding terminal device is searched using identification information of the terminal device included in the sampled one or more driving information. Base station measurement apparatus. ◈ Claim 4 was abandoned when payment of the set registration fee was made.◈ The method of claim 3, wherein the base station measurement processing unit,
A base station measurement apparatus characterized by retrieving the base station information from a home location register (HLR) that stores location information of a plurality of terminal devices connected to a communication network. According to claim 1, The base station measurement processing unit,
Using the identification information of the terminal device included in the received driving information, search for base station infrastructure log information generated in a time period for collecting driving information from the service device from the base station infrastructure log, and base station information using the searched base station infrastructure log information Base station measuring apparatus characterized in that the check. According to claim 1, The base station measurement processing unit,
A base station measurement apparatus characterized in that the operator measures a base station coverage for one or more base stations located in a set measurement area by setting a measurement area in a unit within a preset radius or a service area (cell) for each base station. According to claim 1, The base station measurement processing unit,
One or more terminal devices corresponding to the one or more identification information by extracting the stored mapping information and checking one or more base station information from the extracted mapping information, and using one or more identification information and driving information mapped to the identified one or more base station information It is characterized in that it checks the location, sets the location of the identified one or more terminal devices as a base station coverage point, constructs a regional distribution map using all set coverage points, and measures base station coverage for each region through the configured regional distribution map. Base station measuring device to be. The method of claim 7, wherein the base station measurement processing unit,
The maximum range that the radio waves of the base station can reach by setting the base station coverage area by connecting the edge points in the configured distribution map, combining the coverage area set at a certain period, and setting the final base station coverage area, and using the set final station coverage area. A base station measuring apparatus characterized in that it measures the base station coverage. A communication unit performing communication for measuring the coverage of a service provider and a base station of a communication service provider interworking with a mobile communication infrastructure; And
Functionally connected to the communication unit, receiving driving information for the navigation service provided by a plurality of terminal devices collected in real time and base station information measured by the plurality of terminal devices from the service device, the received driving information and the terminal A base station measurement processing unit that maps base station information corresponding to the identification information of the device, classifies and stores the mapped information by region, and measures base station coverage by region using the mapped information;
Base station measurement apparatus comprising a. delete delete delete Receiving driving information for a navigation service provided by a plurality of terminal devices collected in real time by a service device of a communication service provider interworking with a mobile communication infrastructure from the service device;
Searching for base station information corresponding to the received driving information and identification information of the terminal device;
Mapping the searched base station information and the driving information to classify and store the information by region; And
Measuring base station coverage for each region using the mapped information;
Method for measuring the coverage of the base station in a base station measuring apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of retrieving base station information corresponding to the received driving information and identification information of the terminal device comprises:
Sampling one or more driving information corresponding to a current measurement area among the received driving information;
Checking identification information of a terminal device included in the sampled one or more driving information; And
Searching for base station information connected to the corresponding terminal device by using the identified identification information of the terminal device;
Method for measuring the coverage of the base station in a base station measuring apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of retrieving base station information corresponding to the received driving information and identification information of the terminal device comprises:
Checking identification information of a terminal device included in the received driving information;
Retrieving base station infrastructure log information generated in a time period during which the service device collects driving information from the base station infrastructure log using the identified identification information; And
Searching base station information for the searched base station infrastructure log information;
Method for measuring the coverage of the base station in a base station measuring apparatus comprising a. The method of claim 13, wherein measuring the coverage of each base station by using the mapped information,
Extracting the stored mapping information and checking one or more base station information from the extracted mapping information;
Identifying a location of one or more terminal devices corresponding to the one or more identification information by using one or more identification information and driving information mapped to the identified one or more base station information;
Setting the positions of the identified one or more terminal devices as base station coverage points;
Constructing a distribution map for each region using all the set coverage points;
Setting a base station coverage area by connecting edge points in the constructed distribution diagram;
Setting a final base station coverage area by combining the set base station coverage area at regular intervals; And
Measuring a base station coverage that is a maximum range that a radio wave of the base station can reach using the set final base station coverage area;
Method for measuring the coverage of the base station in a base station measuring apparatus comprising a. Receiving driving information for a navigation service provided by a plurality of terminal devices collected in real time by a service device of a communication service provider interworking with a mobile communication infrastructure from the service device;
Receiving base station information corresponding to identification information of a plurality of terminal devices collected together with the driving information from the service device;
Mapping the received driving information and base station information;
Classifying and storing the mapped information by region; And
Measuring base station coverage for each region using the mapped information;
Method for measuring the coverage of the base station in a base station measuring apparatus comprising a. A computer-readable recording medium comprising a program for executing a method for measuring the base station coverage according to any one of claims 13 to 17.

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