Patent ID: 9107032
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for implementation in a wireless communication system comprising a plurality of base stations and a plurality of mobility management entities, comprising: receiving, at a first mobility management entity and from a first base station, measurement data generated by the first base station for a first mobile unit having a connection to the wireless communication system via the first base station, the measurement data comprising a temporary identifier associated with the first mobile unit for the duration of the connection; determining, at the first mobility management entity, a permanent identifier of the first mobile unit using the temporary identifier in the measurement data generated by the first base station; and combining, at the first mobility management entity, the measurement data generated by the first base station for the first mobile unit with measurement data generated by the first mobility management entity for the first mobile unit and previously collected measurement data for the first mobile unit to form a first record that is uniquely associated with the first mobile unit, and wherein the first record is indexed by the permanent identifier.