Patent ID: 9380427
Filing Date: 2016-06-28
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing a network service to a plurality of mobile terminals inside a service area, the mobile terminals being arranged to communicate with a cellular communication network and the service area being a part of a geographical area that is covered by the cellular communication network, the method comprising the steps of: defining a grid with grid lines, the grid covering the service area with one or more tiles framed by the grid lines; determining whether there is at least one split tile that results from splitting the one or more tiles along closer grid lines and that does not overlap with the service area; estimating savings in communication resources, generated by splitting the one or more tiles along a closer one of the grid lines, the communication resources relating to communicating crossing information, generating in response to one of the mobile terminals crossing one of the grid lines, and communicating payload messages; splitting the one or more tiles along the closer grid lines based on a result of the determining and a result of the estimating; and providing the network service in the split tiles that cover the service area.