Patent ID: 9204329
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An enhanced Radio Access Network (RAN), comprising: a plurality of data collection nodes, each disposed so as to intercept communications between adjacent components disposed in said RAN, wherein said communications comprise multiple protocols from multiple logical interfaces, and wherein the data collection nodes correlate and consolidate information received in the intercepted communications by associating control plane sessions and the corresponding user plane sessions; and one or more analysis and reporting nodes (ARNs), in communication with each of said data collection nodes, wherein said ARNs transmit requests for information to said data collection nodes, wherein said requests comprises a set of attributes of interest, a data reduction method, and a format in which said information should be delivered to said ARN, and where said data reduction method comprises analysis and consolidation algorithms to be performed by said data collection nodes on the attributes of interest, wherein said data collection nodes continuously intercept communications and store said communications in one or more first files and said data reduction method is performed on said one or more first files by said data collection node to create one or more second files, and wherein said second files are stored in said data collection node and said request from said ARN further comprises a second data reduction method to be used for previously generated second files, such that newly created third files and previously stored second files are delivered to said ARNs.