EP-4736489-A1 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING HEALTH OF A CELL SITE USING A MOBILE APPLICATION

Abstract

The present disclosure provides system (102) and method (300) for evaluating cellular sites through a mobile application The system (102) employs one or more processors to initiate a sequence of performance tests, such as speed, video quality, web performance, and traceroute tests. A data acquisition module determines the match between site location identifiers, such as NCI, Cell ID, and PCI, and the device-measured identifiers. A global positioning system (GPS) module ensures the testing device's proximity to the cellular site. Test results are compared against predefined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for latency, download, and upload speeds by a verification module. The processors then ascertain if the tests satisfy the KPIs. An interface within the application allows for the re-performance of tests if KPIs are not met and displays the overall pass or fail status of the cellular site, streamlining the site assessment process for field engineers.

Inventors

• BHATNAGAR, AAYUSH
• BHATNAGAR, PRADEEP KUMAR
• Sankaran, Sundaresh
• AMBALIYA, Haresh B
• KHATRI, Prashant
• BARGAL, Yogeshwar
• VALAKUNDE, Nandakishor
• NAGWANI, Rahul

Assignees

• Jio Platforms Limited

Dates

Publication Date

20260506

Application Date

20240510

Claims (20)

1. 1. A method (300) for assessing performance of cellular sites, the method comprising the steps of: initiating (302), by one or more processor(s) (202), a test sequence, through an application interface of a user device for executing a plurality of performance tests on a cellular site; providing (308), by a global positioning system (GPS) module (214), a location of the user device; selecting (310), by a data acquisition module (210), at least one site location identifier associated with the user device based on the location of the user device and determining whether the at least one selected site location identifier matches with a set of device-measured identifiers at a particular location; executing (314), by a processing engine ((208)), at least one performance test in response to a match of site location identifiers and device-measured identifiers; and determining (316), by the one or more processor(s) (202), a performance of a cellular site based on the executed at least one performance test by comparing test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test against a predefined range of a plurality of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) stored within a database (218), wherein the plurality of KPIs includes latency, download speed, upload speed, reference signal received power (RSRP), and signal-to-interference -plus-noise ratio (SINR).
2. 2. The method (300) of claim 1, wherein the determined performance of the cellular site includes a pass status and a fail status, wherein: the pass status indicates that the test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test lies in the predefined range of the plurality of KPIs; and the fail status indicates that the test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test lies outside the predefined range of the plurality of KPIs.
3. 3. The method (300) of claim 1, further comprising displaying (318) an error message on the application interface of the user device and reperforming the at least one performance test if the determined performance is the fail status.
4. 4. The method(300) of claim 1, further comprising displaying (320) the test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test on the application interface of the user device if the determined performance is the pass status.
5. 5. The method (300) of claim 1, further comprising: refreshing the application interface at a predefined interval to ensure updated matching of the site location identifiers with the device-measured identifiers.
6. 6. The method (300) of claim 1, further comprising: periodically fetching and updating the site location identifiers from the database (218); and synchronizing, in real-time, the site location identifiers with the device-measured identifiers to facilitate immediate test execution upon matching.
7. 7. The method (300) of claim 1, further comprising: automatically recording the test results for each performance test executed; and comparing the automatically recorded test results with historical data stored in the database (218) to determine at least one of one or more trends and one or more performance improvement KPIs over time.
8. 8. A system (102) for assessing performance of cellular sites, the system comprising: one or more processor(s) (202) configured to initiate a test sequence through an application interface of a user device for executing a plurality of performance tests on a cellular site; a global positioning system (GPS) module (214) configured to provide a location of the user device; a data acquisition module (210) configured to select at least one site location identifier associated with the user device based on the location of the user device and is further configured to determine whether the at least one selected site location identifier matches with a set of device-measured identifiers at a particular location; a processing engine (208) configured to execute at least one performance test in response to a match of site location identifiers and device-measured identifiers and is further configured to determine a performance of a cellular site based on the executed at least one performance test by comparing test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test against a predefined range of a plurality of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) stored within a database (218), wherein the plurality of KPIs includes latency, download speed, upload speed, reference signal received power (RSRP), and signal-to-interference -plus-noise ratio (SINR).
9. 9. The system (102) of claim 8, wherein the determined performance of the cellular site includes a pass status and a fail status, wherein: the pass status indicates that the test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test lies in the predefined range of the plurality of KPIs; and the fail status indicates that the test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test lies outside the predefined range of the plurality of KPIs.
10. 10. The system (102) of claim 8, is configured to display an error message on the application interface of the user device and reperform the at least one performance test if the determined performance is the fail status.
11. 11. The system ( 102) of claim 8 , is configured to display the test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test on the application interface of the user device if the determined performance is the pass status.
12. 12. The system (102) of claim 8, wherein the at least one selected site location identifier is selected from a group consisting of an NCI (Network Cell Identity), a Cell ID, and a PCI (Physical Cell ID).
13. 13. The system (102) of claim 8, wherein the at least one performance test is selected from the group consisting of a speed test, a video test, a web performance test, and a traceroute test.
14. 14. The system (102) of claim 8, wherein the GPS module (214) is further configured to verify whether the user device is in proximity to the cellular site corresponding to the at least one matched site location identifier.
15. 15. The system (102) of claim 8, wherein the one or more processor(s) (202) are further configured to: refresh the application interface at a predefined interval to ensure updated matching of the site location identifiers with the device-measured identifiers.
16. 16. The system (102) of claim 8, wherein the data acquisition module (210) is further configured to: periodically fetch and update the site location identifiers from the database (218); and synchronize, in real-time, the site location identifiers with the devicemeasured identifiers to facilitate immediate test execution upon matching.
17. 17. The system (102) of claim 8, wherein the processing engine (208) is further configured to: automatically record the test results for each performance test executed; and compare the automatically recorded test results with historical data stored in the database (218) to determine at least one of one or more trends and one or more performance improvement KPIs over time.
18. 18. A user equipment (UE) configured to assess performance of cellular sites, the user equipment comprising: a processor; and a computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to: initiate a test sequence through an application interface of the user equipment (UE) for executing a plurality of performance tests on a cellular site; receive a location of the user equipment (UE) from a global positioning system (GPS) module (214); select at least one site location identifier associated with the user device based on the location of the user equipment and is further configured to determine whether the at least one selected site location identifier matches with a set of equipment-measured identifiers at a particular location; execute at least one performance test in response to a match of site location identifiers and equipment-measured identifiers; and determine a performance of a cellular site based on the executed at least one performance test by comparing test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test against a predefined range of a plurality of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) stored within a database (218), wherein the plurality of KPIs includes latency, download speed, upload speed, reference signal received power (RSRP), and signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR).
19. 19. The user equipment (UE) of claim 18, wherein the determined performance of the cellular site includes a pass status and a fail status, wherein: the pass status indicates that the test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test lies in the predefined range of the plurality of KPIs; and the fail status indicates that the test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test lies outside the predefined range of the plurality of KPIs.
20. 20. The user equipment (UE) of claim 18, is configured to display an error message on the application interface of the user device and reperform the at least one performance test if the determined performance is the fail status.

Description

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING HEALTH OF A CELL SITE USING A MOBILE APPLICATION RESERVATION OF RIGHTS [0001] A portion of the disclosure of this patent document contains material, which is subject to intellectual property rights such as, but are not limited to, copyright, design, trademark, Integrated Circuit (IC) layout design, and/or trade dress protection, belonging to Jio Platforms Limited (JPL) or its affiliates (hereinafter referred as owner). The owner has no objection to the facsimile reproduction by anyone of the patent document or the patent disclosure, as it appears in the Patent and Trademark Office patent files or records, but otherwise reserves all rights whatsoever. All rights to such intellectual property are fully reserved by the owner. FIELD OF DISCLOSURE [0002] The embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to communication network. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a system and method for evaluating health of a cell site using a mobile application. BACKGROUND OF DISCLOSURE [0003] The following description of related art is intended to provide background information pertaining to the field of the disclosure. This section may include certain aspects of the art that may be related to various features of the present disclosure. However, it should be appreciated that this section be used only to enhance the understanding of the reader with respect to the present disclosure, and not as admissions of prior art. [0004] Mobile app-based cell site health check for enabling efficient system monitoring is a comprehensive solution that leverages the power of mobile applications to monitor and optimize the performance of cell sites in a network. This approach offers several benefits and features that enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of system monitoring. [0005] Patent document number US8077098B2 titled “Antenna test system” discloses testing antenna systems using position determination, orientation determination, test pattern analysis using a variety of factors and equipment including positions and orientation of antenna(s) under test at specific points and signal processing systems. Another patent document number US10084673B1 titled “Network speed testing method” discloses automatically determining a MIMO issue at the communications network site based on a comparison of the depth and spread data to pre-defined scenarios. [0006] Conventional systems and methods face difficulty in understanding on which site user wants to perform speed test as the latch is with multiple cell id/NCI/PCI at a time. There is, therefore, a need in the art to provide a method and a system that can overcome the shortcomings of the existing prior arts. SUMMARY [0007] The present disclosure discloses a method for assessing performance of cellular sites. The method includes initiating, by one or more processor(s), a test sequence, through an application interface of a user device for executing a plurality of performance tests on a cellular site. The method includes providing, by a global positioning system (GPS) module, a location of the user device. The method includes selecting, by a data acquisition module, at least one site location identifier associated with the user device based on the location of the user device and determining whether the at least one selected site location identifier matches with a set of device-measured identifiers at a particular location. The method includes executing, by a processing engine, at least one performance test in response to a match of site location identifiers and device-measured identifiers. The method includes determining, by the one or more processor(s), a performance of the cellular site based on the executed at least one performance test by comparing test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test against a predefined range of a plurality of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) stored within a database. The plurality of KPIs includes latency, download speed, upload speed, reference signal received power (RSRP), and signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio (SINR). [0008] In an embodiment, the determined performance of the cellular site includes a pass status and a fail status. The pass status indicates that the test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test lies in the predefined range of the plurality of KPIs. The fail status indicates that the test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test lies outside the predefined range of the plurality of KPIs. [0009] In an embodiment, the method includes a step of displaying an error message on the application interface of the user device and reperforming the at least one performance test if the determined performance is the fail status. [0010] In an embodiment, the method includes a step of displaying the test results obtained from the at least one executed performance test on the application interface of the user device if the determine