THREE-DIMENSIONAL FEMTOCELL MAPPING

摘要

Femtocells are often used to extend the coverage of wireless telecommunication networks, but do not typically incorporate mechanisms that allow their location to be easily ascertained. As described herein, a system may determine the locations of femtocells, based on the locations of user devices that attach to, detach from, handover between, and/or detect the femtocells. A map (such as a three-dimensional map) may be generated based on the determined locations of femtocells. The locations of femtocells may be used, for example, in emergency broadcast situations, in order to ensure that messages are distributed as completely as possible in a given region.

主权项

1. A femtocell mapping device, comprising:
a memory device storing a set of processor-executable instructions; interface hardware configured to communicate with one or more other devices, the one or more other devices including at least one of
a user device,a femtocell, ora femtocell gateway that is communicatively coupled to the femtocell; and a processor configured to execute the processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the processor-executable instructions causes the femtocell mapping device to:
receive an indication, from the user device, the femtocell, or the femtocell gateway, via the interface hardware, the indication including information regarding an attach event that involves the user device and the femtocell;determine a location of the user device at a time that corresponds to the attach event; anddetermine a location of the femtocell based on the determined location of the user device.