Title:
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ABOVE GROUND COVERAGE OF A MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2023/026024
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of determining above ground coverage of a mobile telecommunications network. Data is received which is representative of coverage of the mobile telecommunications network at a plurality of ground based locations. A location above ground is identified for which coverage of the mobile telecommunications network is to be determined. A subset of the data representative of coverage at the plurality of ground based locations is selected, where the subset comprises data representative of coverage of the mobile telecommunications network at a subset of the ground based locations. Selecting the subset comprises selecting the subset of the ground based locations in dependence on their location relative to the identified location above ground. A property of the identified location above ground and the selected subset of data representative of coverage at ground based locations are provided as inputs to a prediction model. The prediction model is configured through training, to determine coverage of a mobile telecommunications network at locations above ground in dependence on data representative of coverage of the mobile telecommunications network at one or more ground based locations. The prediction model is implemented to generate an output in dependence on the provided inputs, wherein the output of the model is representative of the coverage of the mobile telecommunications network at the identified location above ground.
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Inventors:
VLAD ADRIANO (GB)
LAU FIONA (GB)
HOU JINDONG (GB)
FERNÁNDEZ VICTOR (GB)
LAU FIONA (GB)
HOU JINDONG (GB)
FERNÁNDEZ VICTOR (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2022/052126
Publication Date:
April 27, 2023
Filing Date:
August 16, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
VODAFONE GROUP SERVICES LTD (GB)
International Classes:
H04W16/18; H04W84/06
Foreign References:
| US20180293897A1 | 2018-10-11 | |||
| US20180018883A1 | 2018-01-18 |
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Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BOULT WADE TENNANT LLP (GB)
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