Patent ID: 9615271
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: modifying a Cell Camping Threshold of a particular cell by generating and sending at least one input signal through a radio network controller, wherein the at least on input signal includes, at least in part, instructions for modifying the Cell Camping Threshold of the particular cell and wherein the Cell Camping threshold identifies a received signal strength threshold for camping on the particular cell by one or more idle mobile stations; determining a first strength of a first signal associated with the particular cell that is received by at least one idle mobile station; determining a second strength of a second signal associated with a neighboring cell that is received by the at least one idle mobile station; calculating an estimated location of the at least one idle mobile station based on the first strength of the first signal and the second strength of the second signal; tracking, by a network operations system, movement of the at least one idle mobile station camping on the particular cell to the neighboring cell; and generating, by the network operations system, a cell relations matrix for a radio access network according to the movement, wherein the cell relations matrix identifies a strength of radio signal overlap between the particular cell and the neighboring cell based on the first strength of the first signal and the second strength of the second signal that is received by the at least one idle mobile station.