AUTONOMOUS DETERMINATION OF OVERLAPPING COVERAGE IN HETEROGENEOUS NETWORKS

摘要

Systems and methods are disclosed for autonomously determining overlapping coverage in a cellular communications network. In one embodiment, the cellular communications network is a heterogeneous cellular communications network. In one embodiment, a network node of a cellular communication system obtains information (e.g., pilot reports) indicative of a perceived coverage of one or more covering cells at wireless devices within a measuring cell over a measurement interval. The network node determines overlapping coverage of the measuring cell and the one or more covering cells based on the information indicative of the perceived coverage of the one or more covering cells at the wireless devices.

主权项

1. A method of operation of a network node of a cellular communications network, comprising:
obtaining information indicative of a perceived coverage of one or more covering cells at a plurality of wireless devices, the plurality of wireless devices being within a measuring cell; and determining overlapping coverage of the measuring cell and the one or more covering cells based on the information indicative of the perceived coverage of the one or more covering cells at the plurality of wireless devices.