Sunday, January 27, 2019

LTE Positionng Methods

 
As with GSM and WCDMA, LTE is no different. Cell Site Analysis investigators still need to have a general understanding of location positioning methods in order to refine how using static and drive test radio test measurements do not clearly define radio boundaries alone. There are a enormous range of strategies that can be adopted and should be adopted based on a case-by-case basis.
 
If network operator adopted methods for determining location (and they have the infrastructure to do that) an external investigator cannot use CDRs and radio test measurements to pinpoint call location at the material time. It still requires knowing how each operator has planned their network radio coverage and still does no harm to request single cell prediction maps and best server plots -density maps.
 
 
Remember the density-map is important as it provides an underlying indication of potential cell usage or handover.