System and method for scrambling code association

摘要

A process for associating a cell with a detected scrambling code in a cellular communications network includes receiving cell data associated with the detected scrambling code, determining a set of candidate cells within a predetermined area, evaluating characteristics of each candidate cell of the set of candidate cells, and associating a cell identifier of a first candidate cell of the set of candidate cells with the detected scrambling code based on the evaluated characteristics.

主权项

1. A system for associating a cell with a detected scrambling code in a cellular communications network, the system comprising:
a processor; a memory; and a non-transitory computer readable medium with computer executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, perform the following steps: receiving cell data associated with the detected scrambling code; determining a set of candidate cells within a predetermined area; evaluating characteristics of each candidate cell of the set of candidate cells by testing a candidate cell of the set of candidate cells by:
placing a base station identifier (BSID) of the candidate cell with the detected scrambling code on a neighbor list of a target cell;collecting the at least one handover metric based on handovers to the cadidate cell; andevaluating the at least one handover metric; and associating a cell identifier of a first candidate cell of the set of candidate cells with the detected scrambling code based on the evaluated characteristics, wherein the neighbor list is a list of handover targets provided to user equipment served by the target cell.