Patent ID: 7885606

Claim:
A method for providing measurement assistance in a survey of a wireless communication network, the method comprising the steps of: defining a scope of measurement targets to complete the survey, the scope outlining spatial target defined by spatial coordinates which specify a bounded region for which a measured characterization is to be obtained, network targets defined by a specified wireless network infrastructure for which the measured characterization is to be obtained, and RF propagation model targets defined by specified RF propagation model parameters for which the measured characterization is to be obtained; measuring, as defined in the scope, an RF parameter in the network; analyzing the measurement to determine if the measurement is valid; storing the measurement and returning to the measuring step; upon an insufficient measurement, recommending further measurement locations for survey completeness, and returning to the measuring step; determining whether the survey is complete by at least determining whether sufficient valid measurements exist such that a parameter value of a given RF propagation model target can be determined to within a predetermined accuracy for a given error metric, wherein if the survey is incomplete returning to the recommending step; and implementing the wireless communication network in accordance with the final measurements of the survey.