Performance monitoring of location-based service in a mobile telecommunications network

摘要

A method, a device and a system are provided for monitoring Location-based Service of a mobile telecommunications network. A passive monitoring method is applied processing both positioning and Location-based Service information of different interfaces. In the system, a monitoring device is attached at the standard interfaces of the network calculating Key Performance indicators and/or measures of network usage from the combined information. In a preferred embodiment, traffic of Le and Gi interfaces (106, 107) of a 3GPP GPRS network (102) are monitored, however the invention can be applied to both circuit-switched and packet-switched telecommunications network supporting positioning.

主权项

1. A method for monitoring the performance of a location-based service in a mobile telecommunications network including nodes providing both positioning and location-based service information relating to a subscriber, the method comprising:
performing passive monitoring of the location-based service by a monitoring device connected to interfaces of the network; capturing both location-based service and positioning related information by the monitoring device; processing the captured information in the monitoring device; calculating, by the monitoring device, key performance indicators and/or measures of service usage information relating to the combination of positioning information and location-based service response time.