KR20070016920A - Quality measurement method of mobile communication data and management system for it - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for measuring quality of mobile communication data and a management system for the same.

According to the present invention, a quality measurement method of mobile communication data performed by a quality measurement management system capable of transmitting and receiving data over a wireless communication network to a mobile terminal equipped with a quality measurement application, the drive for executing the quality measurement application. Transmitting a signal to the mobile terminal; Receiving a quality measurement signal according to the execution of a quality measurement application from the mobile terminal; Analyzing the quality measurement signal to generate quality measurement data; And storing the quality measurement data. A method of measuring quality of mobile communication data is disclosed.

In addition, according to another aspect of the present invention, a quality measurement management system capable of transmitting and receiving data to a mobile terminal equipped with a quality measurement application via a wireless communication network, the drive signal for executing the quality measurement application to the mobile terminal; An application driver for transmitting; And a data processing unit for analyzing the quality measurement signal according to the execution of the quality measurement application to generate quality measurement data.

Data Monitoring, Mobile Terminals, Quality Measurement Applications, GPS

Description

METHOD FOR MEASURING QUALITY OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION DATA AND MANAGING SYSTEM FOR THE SAME}

The following drawings attached to this specification are illustrative of preferred embodiments of the present invention, and together with the detailed description of the invention to serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention, the present invention is a matter described in such drawings It should not be construed as limited to

1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a mobile communication data quality measurement system according to the prior art.

2 is a block diagram of a mobile terminal provided according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of a quality measurement management system provided according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a process of performing a method of measuring mobile communication data quality according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating an address list providing procedure using GPS information performed according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a procedure diagram illustrating a process of adding a new governor in FIG. 4. FIG.

7 shows an example of an input window provided for the procedure of FIG.

8 is a diagram illustrating a manual address list providing procedure performed according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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100 ... Mobile Terminal 103 ... Quality Measurement Applications

106 ... GPS processing unit 107 ... Address information request unit

200 ... Quality Measurement Management System 201 ... Data Monitoring Devices

209 ... S / W server 212 ... Data transmission device

213 Web server 214 Base station information DB server

215 ... coverage map server

The present invention relates to a method for measuring the quality of mobile communication data and a management system therefor, and more particularly, to measure and manage the transmission quality of data by monitoring the transmission / reception data in real time without connecting a separate external device to the mobile terminal. The present invention relates to a quality measurement method of mobile communication data and a quality measurement management system therefor.

In general, the quality measurement of mobile communication data is performed after connecting a notebook (or dedicated measuring equipment) 40 to the mobile terminal 10 as shown in FIG. 1, a base transformer station (BTS) and a base station controller (BSC). And a parameter such as Download Throughput for a file of a predetermined size by connecting to a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server 30 through a network 20 having a Packet Data Serving Node (PDSN). Is performed.

This conventional data quality measurement is not only cumbersome but also expensive, and it is difficult for the operator to share or integrate the measured data. There is this.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Publication No. 2002-58565 (Wireless Packet Data Quality Measurement Method in Mobile Communication Network) is provided with a separate data quality measuring device that performs quality measurement when uploading and downloading files and analyzes / evaluates the results. A method of measuring the quality of wireless data is disclosed.

However, as in the case of using a laptop, when a separate data quality measuring device is connected to a mobile terminal to perform quality measurement, there is a problem in that it is inconvenient to operate, such as a portable device. The performance caused by the device causes a problem that quality measurement is made different from the quality of experience when the user uses the actual wireless Internet or the like.

The present invention was devised in consideration of the above problems, and it is possible to measure the same data quality as the haptic quality through the direct data monitoring process for the mobile terminal, and the quality of the mobile communication data that can be integrated management of the measurement result. It is an object of the present invention to provide a measurement method and a quality measurement management system therefor.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for measuring the quality of mobile communication data and a quality measurement management system therefor that can create a coverage map without limiting the location of the quality measurement target by using GPS information of the mobile terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, the quality measurement method of mobile communication data according to the present invention is a mobile communication performed by a quality measurement management system capable of transmitting and receiving data via a wireless communication network to a mobile terminal equipped with a quality measurement application. A quality measuring method of data, comprising: transmitting a driving signal for executing the quality measuring application to the mobile terminal; Receiving a quality measurement signal according to the execution of a quality measurement application from the mobile terminal; Analyzing the quality measurement signal to generate quality measurement data; And storing the quality measurement data.

Preferably, the present invention may further include creating a coverage map using location information of the mobile terminal and the quality measurement data.

The coverage map step may include receiving an address information request message along with GPS information from the mobile terminal; Providing neighboring area address information of a point corresponding to the GPS information to the mobile terminal; And receiving a quality measurement result and information of a corresponding national company from the mobile terminal, and mapping the same to create a coverage map.

The quality measurement management system includes a measurement server provided in the country where the mobile terminal belongs, the quality measurement application, it is possible to perform quality measurement when uploading and downloading data between the mobile terminal and the measurement server.

Alternatively, the quality measurement application may perform quality measurement at the time of call connection or idle state of the mobile terminal.

The quality measurement data preferably includes one or more parameter values selected from connection time, up / down throughput, transmit / receive power, pilot signal-to-noise ratio (Ec / Io), and transmit error rate (FER).

According to another aspect of the present invention, a quality measurement management system capable of transmitting and receiving data to a mobile terminal equipped with a quality measurement application via a wireless communication network, transmitting a drive signal for executing the quality measurement application to the mobile terminal. An application driver; And a data processing unit for generating quality measurement data by analyzing the quality measurement signal according to the execution of the quality measurement application.

Preferably, the quality measurement management system further includes a coverage map server that maps the location information of the mobile terminal and the quality measurement data based on GPS information to create a coverage map.

The quality measurement management system may further include a measurement server provided for each country corresponding to the mobile terminal for data upload and download for quality measurement.

In addition, the quality measurement management system may further include a statistics server for generating a statistical value for the quality measurement data.

The coverage map server, the measurement server and the statistics server is preferably linked to the data monitoring device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a data monitoring device capable of transmitting and receiving data to a mobile terminal equipped with a quality measurement application via a wireless communication network, transmitting a drive signal for executing the quality measurement application to the mobile terminal. An application driver; And a data processor for analyzing the quality measurement signal according to the execution of the quality measurement application to generate quality measurement data.

Preferably, the data monitoring device may further include an address information inquiry unit for querying a corresponding address list to an address list DB server to be interlocked in response to an address information request of a quality measurement target address received together with GPS information from the mobile terminal. have.

According to another aspect of the invention, the storage unit for storing a quality measurement application for measuring the quality of the mobile communication data; A receiving unit which receives a driving signal for executing quality measurement from a quality measurement management system via a wireless communication network; A driving unit driving a quality measurement application corresponding to the driving signal; And a transmitter for transmitting a quality measurement signal according to the execution of the quality measurement application to the quality measurement management system, wherein the quality measurement signal is used to generate quality measurement data in the quality measurement management system. A mobile terminal is provided.

The mobile terminal includes a GPS processing unit for acquiring GPS information; And an address information request unit for requesting address information corresponding to the GPS information to the quality measurement management system.

The quality measurement application of the mobile terminal may perform quality measurement when uploading and downloading data to the quality measurement management system.

Alternatively, the quality measurement application may perform quality measurements at call connection or at idle.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms or words used in the specification and claims should not be construed as having a conventional or dictionary meaning, and the inventors should properly explain the concept of terms in order to best explain their own invention. Based on the principle that can be defined, it should be interpreted as meaning and concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in the specification and the drawings shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiment of the present invention and do not represent all of the technical idea of the present invention, various modifications that can be replaced at the time of the present application It should be understood that there may be equivalents and variations.

First, Figure 2 shows a mobile terminal 100 provided according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The mobile terminal 100 is a user terminal device capable of providing various mobile communication services. Preferably, the mobile terminal 100 may correspond to a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA) having a browser for wireless Internet access.

As shown in FIG. 2, the mobile terminal 100 includes a receiver 101, a storage 102, a driver 101, a transmitter 105, a GPS processor 106, and an address information requester 107. .

The receiving unit 101 receives a drive signal for executing the quality measurement from the quality measurement management system (see 200 in FIG. 3) via the wireless communication network.

The storage unit 102 stores the quality measurement application 103 which is a solution capable of measuring the transmission quality of mobile communication data. The quality measurement application 103 generates a quality measurement signal by performing data monitoring on data packets transmitted and received from the mobile terminal 100. The quality measurement application 103 may perform data monitoring with respect to data upload and download performed between the mobile terminal 100 and the measurement server 207 provided in the office to which the mobile terminal 100 belongs. Alternatively, the quality measurement application 103 may perform data monitoring during call connection or idle state of the mobile terminal 100.

The driver 104 performs a function of driving the quality measurement application 103 corresponding to the drive signal.

The transmitter 105 transmits a quality measurement signal according to the execution of the quality measurement application 103 to the quality measurement management system 200.

The GPS processor 106 acquires GPS information provided from a GPS satellite embedded in or external to the mobile terminal 100.

The address information requesting unit 107 transmits the GPS information of the mobile terminal 100 to the quality measurement management system 200 and requests and receives an address list of a building for which quality measurement is to be performed.

Preferably, the GPS processing unit 106 and the address information requesting unit 107 are configured to interoperate with the quality measurement application 103.

3 shows a quality measurement management system 200 provided in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the quality measurement management system 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for providing a quality measurement service to the mobile terminal 100, and includes an application driver 202 and a data processor 203. And a data monitoring device 201 including a wireless network information requesting unit 205 and an address information inquiry unit 206. In addition, the quality measurement management system 200 is a server system interworking with the data monitoring apparatus 201, and the S / W (software) providing server 209 which downloads the quality measurement application 103 and a message. A data transmission device 212 providing a transmission function, a web server 213 providing a web service for terminal and subscriber management, a measurement server 207 constructed for each regional office, and statistics providing a statistics function. The server 208, the base station information DB server 214 that provides the base station information, and a coverage map for visually checking and analyzing the quality status by mapping the quality measurement results for each country. Server 215.

The application driver 202 performs a driving process for the execution of the quality measurement application 103 on the mobile terminal 100. That is, the application driver 202 executes the quality measurement application 103 by transmitting a driving signal containing information on how to execute the quality measurement application 103 to the mobile terminal 100 via a wireless communication network. Here, the application driver 202 is configured to operate automatically according to a preset schedule, or to be operated manually according to the operation of the administrator, the mobile terminal 100 to drive the drive-related data through the linkage with the data transmission device 212 Send to

The data processor 203 receives and analyzes a quality measurement signal provided according to the execution of the quality measurement application 103 from the mobile terminal 100, generates quality measurement data, and generates the quality measurement data DB 204. ) So that follow-up management is done. Here, the quality measurement data preferably includes parameter values such as connection time, up / down throughput, transmit / receive power, pilot signal-to-noise ratio (Ec / Io), and transmission error rate (FER), but are not limited to these examples. Of course, other various parameter values for measuring the data transmission quality may be further included.

The wireless network information requesting unit 205 requests and receives base station information necessary for the identification and management of the wireless network to the base station information DB server 214.

When the address information for the quality measurement target is requested from the mobile terminal 100, the address information inquiry unit 206 performs a function of querying the coverage map server 215.

The measurement server 207 is constructed for each local office for uploading and downloading of data to be monitored, and interworks with the data monitoring device 201.

The statistical server 208 interoperating with the data monitoring device 201 to generate statistical values for the quality measurement data receives and statistics the quality measurement results collected by the measurement server 207 of each country, preferably on a web page. Provide statistics on the results of accessible quality measurements.

In the present invention, the quality measurement application 103 is mounted on the mobile terminal 100 at the time of product launch, or is mounted on the mobile terminal 100 through a download process provided by the quality measurement management system 200. Here, the S / W providing server 209 built for the download of the quality measurement application 103 may include a quality measurement application download unit 210 that performs a download function, and an S / W storage unit that stores the quality measurement application ( 211).

 The coverage map server 215 performs a function of a DB server that provides a corresponding address list corresponding to GPS information of the mobile terminal 100 in response to a request of the address information inquiry unit 206 of the data monitoring device 201. . In addition, the coverage map server 215 maps the quality measurement data acquired from the mobile terminal 100 to the information of the corresponding national company according to the execution of the quality measurement application 103 to create a coverage map that visually indicates the quality status, etc. do. These coverage maps enable the identification and prediction of the current state of shadowed areas or poor call areas, so that they can be used as a basis for immediate communication quality improvement and future communication quality.

4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of measuring a mobile communication data quality according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in the state in which the quality measurement application 103 is downloaded from the S / W providing server 209 to the mobile terminal 100 (step S100), an application driving unit of the data monitoring device 201 is automatically or manually. When the operation 202 is operated, a driving process for the quality measurement application 103 mounted in the mobile terminal 100 is performed to execute the quality measurement application 103 (steps S110 and S120).

The drive process for the quality measurement application 103 is performed by transmitting a drive signal containing information on how to execute the quality measurement application 103 to the mobile terminal 100 via a wireless communication network. Here, the receiving unit 101 of the mobile terminal 100 receives the driving signal, and the driving unit 104 performs a function of controlling the quality measurement application 103 corresponding to the driving signal to be executed.

After the quality measurement application 103 is executed, the GPS processing unit 106 of the mobile terminal 100 obtains and stores GPS location information (step S130), and the address information requesting unit 107 is the data monitoring device 201. By transmitting GPS information to the mobile station 100, a process of requesting an address list of a nearby area including a point where the mobile terminal 100 is located is performed (step S140). 5A and 5B schematically illustrate examples of a menu screen provided to the mobile terminal 100 to induce a user's selection for performing such a process.

The address information inquiry unit 206 of the data monitoring device 201 inquires the address information to the coverage map server 215, receives the response message, and transmits the response message to the mobile terminal 100 (steps S150 to S170).

Through the above process, the mobile terminal 100 is provided with an address list of a neighboring area, and a quality measurement process is performed after the measurement target station is selected from the address list (steps S171 and S172). 5C to 5E schematically illustrate examples of menu screens provided to the mobile terminal 100 to induce a user to select such a process.

In this case, when the corresponding country is not included in the address list, a process of additionally inputting a new country in the DB of the coverage map server 215 is performed (steps S190 to S220 of FIG. 6). 7 schematically illustrates an example of a menu screen provided to the mobile terminal 100 to induce a user to select such a process.

According to the present invention, the request of the address list may be performed by a manual search method that does not use GPS information as shown in FIG. That is, after selecting the history search menu (refer to (1) of FIG. 8), and inputting the corresponding area through the input window (refer to (2) of FIG. 8), the address list of the neighboring area to the coverage map server 215. The request process proceeds. According to the address list request process, an address list is received, a quality measurement process is performed after selecting a corresponding measurement target (see (3) to (5) of FIG. 8).

In the quality measurement process, uploading and downloading files to the measurement server 207 of the quality measurement management system 200, data monitoring is performed in a call connection or idle state, and the quality measurement results accordingly It is transmitted to the data monitoring device 201 together with the ID of the office (step S230).

Thereafter, the data processing unit 203 of the data monitoring device 201 analyzes the received quality measurement signal to determine connection time, up / down throughput, transmit / receive power, pilot signal-to-noise ratio (Ec / Io), and transmission. Generate quality measurement data including parameter values, such as error rate (FER), and store it in a database so that subsequent management can be performed, and the quality measurement data generated by the statistics server 208 in conjunction with the data monitoring device 201 (Step S240).

In addition, the coverage map server 215 interoperating with the data monitoring apparatus 201 generates and maps the coverage map after receiving and mapping the quality measurement data and the corresponding company history information (steps S250 and S260).

Although the present invention has been described above by means of limited embodiments and drawings, the present invention is not limited thereto and will be described below by the person skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Of course, various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the claims.

As described above, the method for measuring the quality of mobile communication data and the management system for the same according to the present invention provide the following effects.

First, unlike the prior art of connecting a laptop or a separate measuring device to a mobile terminal, it is convenient to operate such as portable and can reduce the associated costs.

Second, since it is possible to create a coverage map using GPS information and quality measurement data, it is possible to grasp and predict the current state of shadowed areas or poor call areas, and also to grasp and manage the quality status of each point inside and outside the building. have.

Third, since data monitoring is performed using the quality measurement application mounted on the mobile terminal, quality measurement consistent with the haptic quality of the mobile terminal can be made.

Fourth, integrated management such as analysis, storage and statistical analysis of quality measurement results is possible, and measurement data can be easily shared through a network.

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A method for measuring the quality of mobile communication data performed by a quality measurement management system capable of transmitting and receiving data to a mobile terminal equipped with a quality measurement application via a wireless communication network, Transmitting a driving signal for executing the quality measurement application to the mobile terminal; Receiving a quality measurement signal according to the execution of a quality measurement application from the mobile terminal; Analyzing the quality measurement signal to generate quality measurement data; And And storing the quality measurement data. The method of claim 1, And generating a coverage map by using the location information of the mobile terminal and the quality measurement data. The method of claim 2, The coverage map creation step, Receiving an address information request message together with GPS information from the mobile terminal; Providing neighboring area address information of a point corresponding to the GPS information to the mobile terminal; And Receiving a quality measurement result from the mobile terminal and information of a corresponding national company, and mapping the same to create a coverage map; and measuring the quality of mobile communication data. The method of claim 1, The quality measurement management system includes a measurement server provided in the country that the mobile terminal belongs, The quality measurement application, the quality measurement method of the mobile communication data, characterized in that for performing the quality measurement when uploading and downloading data between the mobile terminal and the measurement server. The method of claim 1, The quality measurement application, the quality measurement method of the mobile communication data, characterized in that for performing a quality measurement when the call connection or idle state of the mobile terminal. The method of claim 1, The quality measurement data includes any one or more parameter values selected from access time, up / down throughput, transmit / receive power, pilot signal-to-noise ratio (Ec / Io), and transmit error rate (FER). How to measure the quality of your data. A quality measurement management system capable of transmitting and receiving data over a wireless communication network to a mobile terminal equipped with a quality measurement application, An application driver for transmitting a driving signal for executing the quality measurement application to the mobile terminal; And And a data processing unit for analyzing the quality measurement signal according to the execution of the quality measurement application to generate quality measurement data. The method of claim 7, wherein And a coverage map server interworking with the data monitoring device and creating a coverage map by mapping the location information of the mobile terminal and the quality measurement data based on the GPS information. The method of claim 7, wherein And a measurement server interworking with the data monitoring device and provided for each country corresponding to the mobile terminal for data upload and download for quality measurement. The method of claim 7, wherein And a statistics server interworking with the data monitoring apparatus and generating a statistical value for the quality measurement data. A data monitoring device capable of transmitting and receiving data over a wireless communication network to a mobile terminal equipped with a quality measurement application, An application driver for transmitting a driving signal for executing the quality measurement application to the mobile terminal; And And a data processor for analyzing the quality measurement signal according to the execution of the quality measurement application to generate quality measurement data. The method of claim 11, And an address information inquiry unit for querying a corresponding address list to an interworking address list DB server in response to an address information request of a quality measurement target address received together with GPS information from the mobile terminal. . A storage unit for storing a quality measurement application for measuring quality of mobile communication data; A receiving unit which receives a driving signal for executing quality measurement from a quality measurement management system via a wireless communication network; A driving unit driving a quality measurement application corresponding to the driving signal; And And a transmitter configured to transmit a quality measurement signal according to the execution of the quality measurement application to the quality measurement management system. And the quality measurement signal is used to generate quality measurement data in the quality measurement management system. The method of claim 13, A GPS processor which acquires GPS information; And And an address information requesting unit for requesting address information corresponding to the GPS information to the quality measurement management system. The method of claim 13, The quality measurement application, the mobile terminal, characterized in that for performing a quality measurement when uploading and downloading data to the quality measurement management system. The method of claim 13, The quality measurement application, the mobile terminal, characterized in that for performing a quality measurement at the time of call connection or idle state. The method of claim 13, The quality measurement data includes one or more parameter values selected from a connection time, up / down throughput, transmit / receive power, a pilot signal-to-noise ratio (Ec / Io), and a transmission error rate (FER). .

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