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Method and an arrangement for performance monitoring in a telecommunications network
Assignee: Televerket
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1997-12-02
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Expires: 2015-06-06
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for terminal-oriented performance monitoring in a telecommunications network having a public side and a mobile subscriber side with terminals. Information with respect to network performance is collected by the subscriber terminals or in connection with the subscriber terminals and transferred to the public side. The information includes the grade of service, information on error conditions and information on the quality of the transmission channel in the network and non-connection information. With the aid of the invention the network operator is provided with a picture of the performance from the point of view of the customer and he can thus operate the network more effectively at the same time as the performance experienced by the customer is kept under control.
Inventors
- 👤 Frederik Arinell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:20
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W24/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A method for performance monitoring in a mobile telecommunications network having a first side which comprises a public network and having a second side which comprises a subscribers' network with mobile subscriber terminals, the method including the steps of collecting information relating to the performance of the telecommunications network on the mobile subscribers' network and in the mobile portion thereof, including at least non-connection statistics and transferring over a radio path the collected information to the public network upon connection of mobile subscribers' terminal to said public network wherein the collected information includes information relating to the grade of service provided by the telecommunication network and wherein the grade of service information includes information relating to the amount of time a subscriber terminal was unable to communicate with the public network during the period of time the said terminal was activated but outside the coverage area of the terminal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
149 words
A method for performance monitoring in a mobile telecommunications network having a first side which comprises a public network and having a second side which comprises a subscribers' network with mobile subscriber terminals, the method including the steps of collecting information relating to the performance of the telecommunications network on the mobile subscribers' network and in the mobile portion thereof, including at least non-connection statistics and transferring over a radio path the collected information to the public network upon connection of mobile subscribers' terminal to said public network wherein the collected information includes information relating to the grade of service provided by the telecommunication network and wherein the grade of service information includes information relating to the amount of time a subscriber terminal was unable to communicate with the public network during the period of time the said terminal was activated but outside the coverage area of the terminal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the information relating to network performance is collected by circuits that are internal to said subscriber terminals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the collected information includes information relating to all error conditions associated with call switching.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the collected information includes information relating to the quality of the transmission channel.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
128 words
A method for performance monitoring in a mobile telecommunications network having a first side which comprises a public network and having a second side which comprises a subscribers' network with mobile subscriber terminals, the method including the steps of collecting information relating to the performance of the telecommunications network on the mobile subscribers' network and in the mobile portion thereof, including at least non-connection statistics and transferring over a radio path the collected information to the public network upon connection of mobile subscribers' terminal to said public network, wherein the transfer of the collected information is facilitated by a protocol established between the subscriber terminals and the public and wherein the transfer of the collected information is effected as part of call set-up, call transfer, or call disconnection.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
128 words
A method for performance monitoring in a mobile telecommunications network having a first side which comprises a public network and having a second side which comprises a subscribers' network with mobile subscriber terminals, the method including the steps of collecting information relating to the performance of the telecommunications network on the mobile subscribers' network and in the mobile portion thereof, including at least non-connection statistics and transferring over a radio path the collected information to the public network upon connection of mobile subscribers' terminal to said public network, wherein the transfer of the collected information is facilitated by a protocol established between the subscriber terminals and the public and wherein the transfer of the collected information is effected as part of call set-up, call transfer, or call disconnection.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for performance monitoring in a mobile telephone network having a first side which comprises a public network and having a second side which comprises a subscribers' network with mobile subscriber terminals, the method comprising the steps of: collecting information relating to the performance of the mobile telephone network on the subscribers' network and in the mobile portion thereof including at least non-connection statistics and transferring over a radio path the collected information to the public network in accordance with a protocol established between the subscriber terminals and the public network upon a connection of a mobile terminal wherein the transfer of the collected information is effected as part of call set-up, call transfer or call disconnection.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for performance monitoring in a mobile telephone network having a first side which comprises a public network and having a second side which comprises a subscribers' network with mobile subscriber terminals, the method comprising the steps of: collecting information relating to the performance of the mobile telephone network on the subscribers' network and in the mobile portion thereof including at least non-connection statistics and transferring over a radio path the collected information to the public network in accordance with a protocol established between the subscriber terminals and the public network upon a connection of a mobile terminal wherein the transfer of the collected information is effected as part of call set-up, call transfer or call disconnection.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the collected information relates to grade of service, call switching and transmission channel quality.
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