WO2025052397A1

WO2025052397A1 - Method and system for identifying geographical area having devices supporting a first technology service

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Publication number: WO2025052397A1
Application number: PCT/IN2024/051557
Authority: WO
Inventors: Aayush Bhatnagar; Pradeep Kumar Bhatnagar; Manoj Shetty; Dharmesh Chitaliya; Hanumant KADAM; Sneha VIRKAR; Neelabh KRISHNA
Original assignee: Jio Platforms Ltd
Current assignee: Jio Platforms Ltd
Priority date: 2023-09-04
Filing date: 2024-08-26
Publication date: 2025-03-13
Anticipated expiration: 2026-03-04

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a method and a system for for identifying geographical area having higher technology generation service capable device The disclosure encompasses receiving, a backend data comprising call summary log (CSL) data from a plurality of vendors pertaining to network node(s) comprising 4G/5G service; identifying key performance indicator(s) [KPI(s)] from the CSL data; computing the identified KPI(s) by aggregating value(s) for field(s) within the CSL data; receiving a cell deployment data from one or more network entities [304]; integrating the computed KPI(s) with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the higher technology generation service; and identifying area(s) with minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the higher technology generation service.

Description

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING GEOGRAPHICAL AREA HAVING DEVICES SUPPORTING A FIRST TECHNOLOGY SERVICE

FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0001] Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to the field of wireless communication. More particularly, embodiments of the present disclosure relate to identifying geographical area having devices supporting a first technology service.

BACKGROUND

[0002] 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.

[0003] Wireless communication technology has rapidly evolved over the past few decades, with each generation bringing significant improvements and advancements. The first generation of wireless communication technology was based on analog technology and offered only voice services. However, with the advent of the second generation (2G) technology, digital communication and data services became possible, and text messaging was introduced. 3G technology marked the introduction of high-speed internet access, mobile video calling, and location-based services. The fourth generation (4G) technology revolutionized wireless communication with faster data speeds, better network coverage, and improved security. Currently, the fifth generation (5G) technology is being deployed, promising even faster data speeds, low latency, and the ability to connect multiple devices simultaneously. With each generation, wireless communication technology has become more advanced, sophisticated, and capable of delivering more services to its users.

[0004] Whenever a call session is established, a set of records for the session may be maintained. The record comprises information regarding the call, such as, information related to the size of data that is uploaded or downloaded in the session, session duration, etc. Further, the session record also contains a SIM (subscriber identity module) identity information such as IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) and a user device identity information such as IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity). The session records can be used for various purposes, for example, to know the devices that may be capable of using higher grade services (for example, 5G), the area in which the devices are located etc.

[0005] In some instances, the devices that are capable of using higher technology generation services, say 5G services, do not use 5G services for various reasons. One of the primary factors preventing users from transitioning to a higher generation technology network from a lower- generation technology network is the availability of the higher generation technology network coverage and the capabilities of their devices. If the devices having capability of using services of higher technology generation are provided with the network coverage of higher technology generation, then they may potentially use the services of higher technology generation. Thus, the areas with higher number of devices having capability of using higher technology generation should be identified so as to further provide the higher technology generation services in those areas.

[0006] Thus, there exists an imperative need in the art to for providing method and system for identifying areas with devices having capability of using higher technology generation services, which the present disclosure aims to address.

[0007] Hence, in view of these and other existing limitations, there arises an imperative need to identify geographical area having higher technology generation service to overcome the above- mentioned limitations by providing a method and system for identifying geographical area having higher technology generation service capable device, which the present disclosure aims to address.

OBJECTS OF THE DISCLOSURE

[0008] Some of the objects of the present disclosure, which at least one embodiment disclosed herein satisfies are listed herein below.

[0009] It is an object of the present disclosure to provide a system and a method for identifying geographical areas having devices with capability of supporting a first technology service.

[0010] It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a solution that is able to use call session records/logs data for analysing the areas having devices capable of using higher technology generation services but using lower technology generation services due to limited coverage of higher technology generation services.

SUMMARY

[0011] This section is provided to introduce certain aspects of the present disclosure in a simplified form that are further described below in the detailed description. This summary is not intended to identify the key features or the scope of the claimed subject matter.

[0012] An aspect of the present disclosure may relate to a method for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service, the method comprises receiving, by a transceiver unit, a backend data. It is to be noted that the backend data comprises a call summary log (CSL) data. The backend data is received from a plurality of sources pertaining to one or more network nodes. The method further comprises identifying, by a processing unit, one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) from the CSL data. The method further comprises computing, by a computational unit, the identified one or more KPIs by aggregating one or more values for one or more fields within the CSL data. The method further comprises receiving, by the transceiver unit, a cell deployment data from one or more network entities. The method further comprises integrating, by the processing unit, the computed one or more KPIs with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the first technology service. The method further comprises identifying, by the processing unit, one or more areas with a minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service.

[0013] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the method comprises storing, by a storage unit, the computed one or more KPIs at an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) serving cell level.

[0014] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) comprise at least one of usage metrics, and wherein the usage metrics including traffic metric, duration metric, session count metric and experience metric, and wherein the experience metric including Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), throughput, Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), and Signal to Interference & Noise Ratio (SINR).

[0015] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the plurality of sources is related to one or more technologies which are grouped by the IMSI serving cell level. [0016] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the method comprises displaying, by a user interface, a final result based on the identification of the one or more areas with the minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology services.

[0017] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the identifying, by the processing unit, the one or more areas with the minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service comprises identifying, by the processing unit, a set of devices capable of using the first technology service. It is to be noted that the identification of each device in the set of devices is based on a type allocation code (TAC) associated with each device. The identifying further comprises identifying, by the processing unit, a subset of devices using a second technology service, wherein the subset of devices belongs to the set of devices. The identifying further comprises identifying, by the processing unit, for each of the device in the subset of devices, a reason for not using the first technology services.

[0018] Another aspect of the present disclosure may relate to a system for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service. The system comprises a transceiver unit, configured to receive a backend data. It is to be noted that the backend data comprising a call summary log (CSL) data from a plurality of sources pertaining to one or more network nodes. The system further comprises a processing unit connected to at least the transceiver unit. The processing unit is configured to identify one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) from the CSL data. The system further comprises a computational unit connected to at least the processing unit. The computational unit is configured to compute the identified one or more KPIs by aggregating one or more values for one or more fields within the CSL data. The transceiver unit is further configured to receive a cell deployment data from one or more network entities. The processing unit is further configured to integrate the computed one or more KPIs with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the first technology service. The processing unit is further configured to identify one or more areas with a minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service.

[0019] Another aspect of the present disclosure may relate to a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing instructions for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service, the instructions include executable code which, when executed by one or more units of a system, causes a transceiver unit to receive a backend data, wherein the backend data comprising a call summary log (CSL) data. The backend data is received from a plurality of sources pertaining to one or more network nodes; a processing unit to identify one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) from the CSL data; and a computational unit to compute the identified one or more KPIs by aggregating one or more values for one or more fields within the CSL data. Further, the executable code which, when executed causes the transceiver unit to receive a cell deployment data from one or more network entities. Further, the executable code which, when executed causes the processing unit to integrate the computed one or more KPIs with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the first technology service. Further, the executable code which, when executed causes the processing unit to identify one or more areas with a minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service.

[0020] Yet another aspect of the present disclosure relates to user equipment (UE) for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service. The UE comprises a processor configured to cause transmission of a backend data, wherein the backend data comprises a call summary log (CSL) data. The backend data is transmitted to a plurality of sources pertaining to one or more network nodes. For identifying the geographical area having the one or more devices supporting the first technology service, process steps comprise receiving the backend data comprising the call summary log (CSL) data from the plurality of sources, pertaining to one or more network nodes. The process steps also comprise identifying one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) from the CSL data. The process steps further comprise computing the identified one or more KPIs by aggregating one or more values for one or more fields within the CSL data. The process steps further comprise receiving a cell deployment data from one or more network entities. The process steps further comprise integrating the computed one or more KPIs with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the first technology service. And the process steps further comprise identifying one or more areas with a minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service.

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein, and constitute a part of this disclosure, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the disclosed methods and systems in which like reference numerals refer to the same parts throughout the different drawings. Components in the drawings are not necessarily to scale, emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Some drawings may indicate the components using block diagrams and may not represent the internal circuitry of each component. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that disclosure of such drawings includes disclosure of electrical components, electronic components or circuitry commonly used to implement such components.

[0022] FIG.1 illustrates an exemplary block diagram representation of a 5th generation core (5GC) network architecture [100],

[0023] FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary block diagram of a computing device [200] upon which the features of the present disclosure may be implemented in accordance with exemplary implementation of the present disclosure.

[0024] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary block diagram of a system [300] for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service, in accordance with exemplary implementations of the present disclosure.

[0025] FIG. 4 illustrates an exemplary method [400] flow diagram for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service, in accordance with the exemplary implementations of the present disclosure.

[0026] FIG. 5 illustrates an exemplary block diagram representation of an environment used for identifying geographical area having higher technology generation service capable device, in accordance with the exemplary implementation of the present disclosure.

[0027] The foregoing shall be more apparent from the following more detailed description of the disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] In the following description, for the purposes of explanation, various specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be apparent, however, that embodiments of the present disclosure may be practiced without these specific details. Several features described hereafter can each be used independently of one another or with any combination of other features. An individual feature may not address any of the problems discussed above or might address only some of the problems discussed above. Some of the problems discussed above might not be fully addressed by any of the features described herein. Example embodiments of the present disclosure are described below, as illustrated in various drawings in which like reference numerals refer to the same parts throughout the different drawings.

[0029] The ensuing description provides exemplary embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope, applicability, or configuration of the disclosure. Rather, the ensuing description of the exemplary embodiments will provide those skilled in the art with an enabling description for implementing an exemplary embodiment. It should be understood that various changes may be made in the function and arrangement of elements without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure as set forth.

[0030] It should be noted that the terms "mobile device", "user equipment", "user device", “communication device”, “device” and similar terms are used interchangeably for the purpose of describing the disclosure. These terms are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure or imply any specific functionality or limitations on the described embodiments. The use of these terms is solely for convenience and clarity of description. The disclosure is not limited to any particular type of device or equipment, and it should be understood that other equivalent terms or variations thereof may be used interchangeably without departing from the scope of the disclosure as defined herein.

[0031] Specific details are given in the following description to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments. However, it will be understood by one of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments may be practiced without these specific details. For example, circuits, systems, networks, processes, and other components may be shown as components in block diagram form in order not to obscure the embodiments in unnecessary detail. In other instances, well-known circuits, processes, algorithms, structures, and techniques may be shown without unnecessary detail in order to avoid obscuring the embodiments.

[0032] Also, it is noted that individual embodiments may be described as a process which is depicted as a flowchart, a flow diagram, a data flow diagram, a structure diagram, or a block diagram. Although a flowchart may describe the operations as a sequential process, many of the operations can be performed in parallel or concurrently. In addition, the order of the operations may be re-arranged. A process is terminated when its operations are completed but could have additional steps not included in a FIG. [0033] The word “exemplary” and/or “demonstrative” is used herein to mean serving as an example, instance, or illustration. For the avoidance of doubt, the subject matter disclosed herein is not limited by such examples. In addition, any aspect or design described herein as “exemplary” and/or “demonstrative” is not necessarily to be construed as preferred or advantageous over other aspects or designs, nor is it meant to preclude equivalent exemplary structures and techniques known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Furthermore, to the extent that the terms “includes,” “has,” “contains,” and other similar words are used in either the detailed description or the claims, such terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similar to the term “comprising” as an open transition word without precluding any additional or other elements.

[0034] As used herein, an “electronic device”, or “portable electronic device”, or “user device” or “communication device” or “user equipment” or “device” refers to any electrical, electronic, electromechanical and computing device. The user device is capable of receiving and/or transmitting one or parameters, performing function/s, communicating with other user devices and transmitting data to the other user devices. The user equipment may have a processor, a display, a memory, a battery and an input-means such as a hard keypad and/or a soft keypad. The user equipment may be capable of operating on any radio access technology including but not limited to IP-enabled communication, Zig Bee, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, Near Field Communication, Z-Wave, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi direct, etc. For instance, the user equipment may include, but not limited to, a mobile phone, smartphone, virtual reality (VR) devices, augmented reality (AR) devices, laptop, a general-purpose computer, desktop, personal digital assistant, tablet computer, mainframe computer, or any other device as may be obvious to a person skilled in the art for implementation of the features of the present disclosure.

[0035] Further, the user device and/or a system as described herein to implement technical features as disclosed in the present disclosure may also comprise a “processor” or “processing unit”, wherein processor refers to any logic circuitry for processing instructions. The processor may be a general-purpose processor, a special purpose processor, a conventional processor, a digital signal processor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in association with a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) core, a controller, a microcontroller, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Field Programmable Gate Array circuits, any other type of integrated circuits, etc. The processor may perform signal coding data processing, input/output processing, and/or any other functionality that enables the working of the system according to the present disclosure. More specifically, the processor is a hardware processor. [0036] As used herein, “a user equipment”, “a user device”, “a smart-user-device”, “a smartdevice”, “an electronic device”, “a mobile device”, “a handheld device”, “a wireless communication device”, “a mobile communication device”, “a communication device” may be any electrical, electronic and/or computing device or equipment, capable of implementing the features of the present disclosure. The user equipment/device may include, but is not limited to, a mobile phone, smart phone, laptop, a general-purpose computer, desktop, personal digital assistant, tablet computer, wearable device or any other computing device which is capable of implementing the features of the present disclosure. Also, the user device may contain at least one input means configured to receive an input from at least one of a transceiver unit, a processing unit, a storage unit, a detection unit and any other such unit(s) which are required to implement the features of the present disclosure.

[0037] As used herein, “storage unit” or “memory unit” refers to a machine or computer-readable medium including any mechanism for storing information in a form readable by a computer or similar machine. For example, a computer-readable medium includes read-only memory (“ROM”), random access memory (“RAM”), magnetic disk storage media, optical storage media, flash memory devices or other types of machine-accessible storage media. The storage unit stores at least the data that may be required by one or more units of the system to perform their respective functions.

[0038] As used herein “interface” or “user interface” refers to a shared boundary across which two or more separate components of a system exchange information or data. The interface may also be referred to a set of rules or protocols that define communication or interaction of one or more modules or one or more units with each other, which also includes the methods, functions, or procedures that may be called.

[0039] All modules, units, components used herein, unless explicitly excluded herein, may be software modules or hardware processors, the processors being a general-purpose processor, a special purpose processor, a conventional processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in association with a DSP core, a controller, a microcontroller, Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), Field Programmable Gate Array circuits (FPGA), any other type of integrated circuits, etc. [0040] As used herein the transceiver unit includes at least one receiver and at least one transmitter configured respectively for receiving and transmitting data, signals, information or a combination thereof between units/components within the system and/or connected with the system.

[0041] As discussed in the background section, the current known solutions have several shortcomings. The present disclosure aims to overcome the above-mentioned and other existing problems in this field of technology by providing method and system for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service.

[0042] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary block diagram representation of 5th generation core (5GC) network architecture [100], in accordance with exemplary implementation of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the 5GC network architecture [100] includes a user equipment (UE) [102], a radio access network (RAN) [104], an access and mobility management function (AMF) [106], a Session Management Function (SMF) [108], a Service Communication Proxy (SCP) [110], an Authentication Server Function (AUSF) [112], a Network Slice Specific Authentication and Authorization Function (NSSAAF) [114], a Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF) [116], a Network Exposure Function (NEF) [118], a Network Repository Function (NRF) [120], a Policy Control Function (PCF) [122], a Unified Data Management (UDM) [124], an application function (AF) [126], a User Plane Function (UPF) [128], a data network (DN) [130], wherein all the components are assumed to be connected to each other in a manner as obvious to the person skilled in the art for implementing features of the present disclosure.

[0043] The Radio Access Network (RAN) [104] is the part of a mobile telecommunications system that connects the user equipment (UE) [102] to the core network (CN) and provides access to different types of networks (e.g., 5G network). It consists of radio base stations and the radio access technologies that enable wireless communication.

[0044] The Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) [106] is the 5G core network function responsible for managing access and mobility aspects, such as UE registration, connection, and reachability. It also handles mobility management procedures like handovers and paging.

[0045] The Session Management Function (SMF) [108] is the 5G core network function responsible for managing session-related aspects, such as establishing, modifying, and releasing sessions. It coordinates with the User Plane Function (UPF) [128] for data forwarding and handles IP address allocation and Quality of Service (QoS) enforcement. Further, the SMF [108] facilitates enforcement of session management related policy decisions from the PCF [122],

[0046] The Service Communication Proxy (SCP) [110] is a network function in the 5G core network that facilitates communication between other network functions by providing a secure and efficient messaging service. It acts as a mediator for service-based interfaces.

[0047] The Authentication Server Function (AUSF) [112] is the network function in the 5G core responsible for authenticating UEs during registration and providing security services. It generates and verifies authentication vectors and tokens.

[0048] The Network Slice Specific Authentication and Authorization Function (NSSAAF) [114] is the network function that provides authentication and authorization services specific to network slices. It ensures that UEs can access only the slices for which they are authorized.

[0049] The Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF) [116] is the network function responsible for selecting the appropriate network slice for the UE based on factors such as subscription, requested services, and network policies.

[0050] The Network Exposure Function (NEF) [118] is the network function that exposes capabilities and services of the 5G network to external applications, enabling integration with third-party services and applications.

[0051] The Network Repository Function (NRF) [120] is the network function that acts as a central repository for information about available network functions and services. It facilitates the discovery and dynamic registration of network functions.

[0052] The Policy Control Function (PCF) [122] enables efficient policy control and management, facilitating network behaviour control, network slicing, user equipment (UE) activities, and communication with other 5G core network functions. PCF is responsible for policy control decisions, such as QoS, charging, and access control, based on subscriber information and network policies. The PCF [122] is responsible for policy control decisions and flow-based charging control functionalities. [0053] The Unified Data Management (UDM) [124] is the network function that centralizes the management of subscriber data, including authentication, authorization, and subscription information.

[0054] The Application Function (AF) [126] is the network function that represents external applications interfacing with the 5G core network to access network capabilities and services.

[0055] The User Plane Function (UPF) [128] is the network function responsible for handling user data traffic, including packet routing, forwarding, and QoS enforcement.

[0056] The Data Network (DN) [130] refers to a network that provides data services to user equipment (UE) [102] in a telecommunications system. The data services may include but are not limited to Internet services, private data network related services.

[0057] The present disclosure can be implemented on a computing device [200] as shown in FIG. 2. The computing device [200] implements the present disclosure in accordance with the 5G communication network architecture (as shown in FIG. 1). FIG. 2 illustrates an exemplary block diagram of the computing device [200] upon which the features of the present disclosure may be implemented in accordance with exemplary implementation of the present disclosure. In an implementation, the computing device [200] may also implement a method [400] for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service utilising the system [300], In another implementation, the computing device [200] itself implements the method [400] for identifying the geographical area having the one or more devices supporting the first technology service using one or more units configured within the computing device [200], wherein said one or more units are capable of implementing the features as disclosed in the present disclosure.

[0058] The computing device [200] may include a bus [202] or other communication mechanism for communicating information, and a hardware processor [204] coupled with bus [202] for processing information. The hardware processor [204] may be, for example, a general-purpose microprocessor. The computing device [200] may also include a main memory [206], such as a random-access memory (RAM), or other dynamic storage device, coupled to the bus [202] for storing information and instructions to be executed by the processor [204], The main memory [206] also may be used for storing temporary variables or other intermediate information during execution of the instructions to be executed by the processor [204], Such instructions, when stored in non-transitory storage media accessible to the processor [204], render the computing device [200] into a special-purpose machine that is customized to perform the operations specified in the instructions. The computing device [200] further includes a read only memory (ROM) [208] or other static storage device coupled to the bus [202] for storing static information and instructions for the processor [204],

[0059] A storage device [210], such as a magnetic disk, optical disk, or solid-state drive is provided and coupled to the bus [202] for storing information and instructions. The computing device [200] may be coupled via the bus [202] to a display [212], such as a cathode ray tube (CRT), Liquid crystal Display (LCD), Light Emitting Diode (LED) display, Organic LED (OLED) display, etc. for displaying information to a computer user. An input device [214], including alphanumeric and other keys, touch screen input means, etc. may be coupled to the bus [202] for communicating information and command selections to the processor [204], Another type of user input device may be a cursor controller [216], such as a mouse, a trackball, or cursor direction keys, for communicating direction information and command selections to the processor [204], and for controlling cursor movement on the display [212], The input device typically has two degrees of freedom in two axes, a first axis (e.g., x) and a second axis (e.g., y), that allow the device to specify positions in a plane.

[0060] The computing device [200] may implement the techniques described herein using customized hard-wired logic, one or more ASICs or FPGAs, firmware and/or program logic which in combination with the computing device [200] causes or programs the computing device [200] to be a special-purpose machine. According to one implementation, the techniques herein are performed by the computing device [200] in response to the processor [204] executing one or more sequences of one or more instructions contained in the main memory [206], Such instructions may be read into the main memory [206] from another storage medium, such as the storage device [210], Execution of the sequences of instructions contained in the main memory [206] causes the processor [204] to perform the process steps described herein. In alternative implementations of the present disclosure, hard-wired circuitry may be used in place of or in combination with software instructions.

[0061] The computing device [200] also may include a communication interface [218] coupled to the bus [202], The communication interface [218] provides a two-way data communication coupling to a network link [220] that is connected to a local network [222], For example, the communication interface [218] may be an integrated services digital network (ISDN) card, cable modem, satellite modem, or a modem to provide a data communication connection to a corresponding type of telephone line. As another example, the communication interface [218] may be a local area network (LAN) card to provide a data communication connection to a compatible LAN. Wireless links may also be implemented. In any such implementation, the communication interface [218] sends and receives electrical, electromagnetic or optical signals that carry digital data streams representing various types of information.

[0062] The computing device [200] can send messages and receive data, including program code, through the network(s), the network link [220] and the communication interface [218], In the Internet example, a server [230] might transmit a requested code for an application program through the Internet [228], the ISP [226], the local network [222], the host [224] and the communication interface [218], The received code may be executed by the processor [204] as it is received, and/or stored in the storage device [210], or other non-volatile storage for later execution.

[0063] The present disclosure is implemented by the system [300] (as shown in FIG. 3). The system [300] may be implemented using the computing device [200] (as shown in FIG. 2). In an implementation, the computing device [200] may be connected to the system [300] to perform the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 3, an exemplary block diagram of the system [300] for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service, is shown, in accordance with the exemplary implementations of the present disclosure. The system [300] comprises at least one transceiver unit [301], at least one processing unit [302], at least one computational unit [303], one or more network entities [304], at least one storage unit [305] and at least one user interface [306], In an exemplary implementation of the present disclosure, the at least one storage unit [305] may be distributed at several locations and the one or more network entities [304] may form part of the storage unit [305], Also, all of the components/ units of the system [300] are assumed to be connected to each other unless otherwise indicated below. As shown in the FIG.3, all units shown within the system [300] should also be assumed to be connected to each other. Also, in FIG. 3 only a few units are shown, however, the system [300] may comprise multiple such units or the system [300] may comprise any such number of said units, as required to implement the features of the present disclosure. Further, in an implementation, the system [300] may be present in a user device/ equipment (may also referred herein as a UE) [307] to implement the features of the present disclosure. The UE [307] may include a processor [3071] to carry out the implementation of the present disclosure. In another implementation of the present disclosure, the system [300] may be a part of the user device / or may be independent of but in communication with the user device. In another implementation, the system [300] may reside in a server or a network entity. In yet another implementation, the system [300] may reside partly in the server/ network entity and partly in the user device. In yet another implementation of the present disclosure, the at least one user interface [306] may reside in the UE [307] for interaction of the system [300] with the UE [307],

[0064] The system [300] is configured for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service, with the help of the interconnection between the components/units of the system [300],

[0065] The transceiver unit [301] is configured to receive a backend data. It is to be noted that the backend data comprising a call summary log (CSL) data. The backend data may be received from a plurality of sources pertaining to one or more network nodes. The one or more sources may refer to the one or more vendors which manages the one or more network nodes. In an implementation of the present disclosure, the one or more network nodes may provide a first technology service and a second technology service. The first technology service may refer to a higher generation of technology, and the second technology service may refer to the lower generation of technology. For example, if the first technology service is a 5G service, then the second technology service may be a 4G service or a 3G Service. Similarly, if the first technology service is a 6G service, then second technology service may be the 5G service or the 4G service, etc. It is to be noted that the call summary log (CSL) data is session level data which is responsible for summarizing the events and statistics related to voice calls, data sessions, and signalling procedures that occur within the network. The CSL data is indicative of the information regarding usage, duration, radio frequency (RF) condition, bearer information, handover information etc.

[0066] The processing unit [302] is configured to identify one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) from the CSL data. The identification of the KPIs may be done based on values and fields present within the CSL data which are indicated by the summarizing of the events and statistics related to voice calls, data sessions, and signalling procedures that occur within the network, these event and statistics may be considered as the values used for identification of the one or more KPIs. The CSL data is also indicative of the information regarding usage, duration, radio frequency (RF) condition, bearer information, handover information etc, which may represent the fields within the CSL data.

[0067] The computational unit [303] is configured to compute the identified one or more KPIs by aggregating one or more values for one or more fields within the CSL data. Since, the CSL data is session level data which comprises information associated with summarizing of the events and statistics related to voice calls, data sessions, and signalling procedures that occur within the network, these event and statistics may be considered as the one or more values used for identification of the one or more KPIs. The CSL data is also indicative of the information regarding usage, duration, radio frequency (RF) condition, bearer information, handover information etc, which may represent the one or more fields within the CSL data. The computing of the one or more KPIs are done by aggregating all of the KPIs and may generate an aggregated data associated with the one or more KPIs. The one or more network nodes may refer to one or more endpoints used in communication network used for transferring data across the endpoints. For example, the one or more network nodes may be a router, a base station, etc.

[0068] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the storage unit [305] is configured to store the computed one or more KPIs at an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) serving cell level. It is to be noted that the IMSI is a number that uniquely identifies every user of the communication network. It is stored as a 64-bit field and is sent by the user device to the network.

[0069] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) comprise at least one of usage metrics, and the usage metrics include traffic metric, duration metric, session count metric and experience metric. The experience metric includes Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), throughput, Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), and Signal to Interference & Noise Ratio (SINR).

[0070] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the plurality of vendors is related to one or more technologies which are grouped by the IMSI serving cell level.

[0071] The transceiver unit [301] is further configured to receive a cell deployment data from one or more network entities [304], The one or more network entities [304] may refer to the network operators which stores the details related to the deployment of one or more cell sites. This data may be then fetched from the one or more network entities by the transceiver unit [301], It is to be noted that the cell deployment data may contain information such as but not limited to cell capacity, cell location, information regarding technology generation related to the cells, etc.

[0072] The processing unit [302] is further configured to integrate the computed one or more KPIs with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the higher technology generation service. The integration may be done by evaluating the one or more KPIs and the cell deployment data together and then generating an integrated data. For example, the higher technology generation service is 5G and a lower technology generation is 4G, and the system [300] needs to identify the areas with 5G enabled devices. In this example, the cell deployment data may contain the locations of deployment of 5G cells in a region. This integration may result in the determination of the areas providing 5G network to the users and the number of users in these areas. The processing unit [302] is further configured to identify one or more areas with a minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the higher technology generation service. The one or more areas may refer to the one or more geographical regions which represents the geographical regions in which the minimum threshold number of devices are present. The minimum threshold number of devices is a predefined limit which may be set by a particular network entity. The minimum threshold number of devices represent the predefined limit of devices which are required in a particular geographical region, where the devices are of a specific technology, for example, 5G.

[0073] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, for identifying the one or more areas with the minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service, the processing unit [302] is further configured to identify a set of devices capable of using the first technology service. The set of devices are the user equipment which are capable for/ supports usage of the first technology service and/or the second technology service. The set of devices which are connected with the first technology service may be said to be first generation service capable device, for example, a device connected with 5G is a 5G capable device. The set of devices which are connected with the second technology service may be said to be second generation service capable device, for example, a device connected with 4G is a 4G capable device It is to be noted that the identification of each device in the set of devices is based on a type allocation code (TAC) associated with each device. It is further noted that the TAC is 8-digit globally unique code which is assigned to each device in the communication network. The TAC code is responsible for identifying make, model, memory, operating system, technologies supported (3G, 4G, 5G etc.) etc. of each device. The processing unit [302] is further configured to identify a subset of devices using the 4G service, wherein the subset of devices belongs to the set of devices. The processing unit [302] is further configured to identify for each of the device in the subset of devices, a reason for not using the first technology service. For example, if the device is not capable for first technology service, then that device being not capable is the reason. Similarly, other reasons may be analysed based on the first technology service, second technology service and the device capability. [0074] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the user interface [306] is configured to display a final result based on the identification of the one or more areas with the minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the higher technology generation services. The final result may refer to a visualisation, a report, a statistical data, or a geographical region which specifies the one or more areas with the minimum threshold number of devices capable of a particular technology. For example, the final result may indicate the one or more area which have minimum threshold number of devices which are 5Gs capable devices.

[0075] Referring to FIG. 4, an exemplary flow diagram of a method [400] for identifying geographical area having higher technology generation service capable device, in accordance with exemplary implementations of the present disclosure is shown. In an implementation the method [400] is performed by the system [300], Further, in an implementation, the system [300] may be present in a server device to implement the features of the present disclosure. Also, as shown in FIG. 4, the method [400] starts at step [402],

[0076] At step [404], the method [400] comprises receiving, by a transceiver unit [301], a backend data. It is to be noted that the backend data comprises a call summary log (CSL) data from a plurality of vendors pertaining to one or more network nodes comprising at least one of: a 4G service and a 5G service.

[0077] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the plurality of vendors is related to one or more technologies which are grouped by the IMSI serving cell level.

[0078] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the call summary log (CSL) data is a session level data which is responsible for summarizing the events and statistics related to voice calls, data sessions, and signalling procedures that occur within the network. The CSL is indicative of the information regarding usage, duration, radio frequency (RF) condition, bearer information, handover information etc.

[0079] At step [406], the method [400] comprises identifying, by a processing unit [302], one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) from the CSL data.

[0080] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) comprise at least one of usage metrics, and wherein the usage metrics including traffic metric, duration metric, session count metric and experience metric, and wherein the experience metric including Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), throughput, Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), and Signal to Interference & Noise Ratio (SINR).

[0081] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the identifying, by the processing unit [302], the one or more areas with the minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the higher technology generation service comprises identifying, by the processing unit [302], a set of devices capable of using the higher technology generation service. It is to be noted that the identification of each device in the set of devices is based on a type allocation code (TAC) associated with each device. It is to be noted that the TAC is 8-digit globally unique code which is assigned to each device in the communication network. The TAC code is responsible for identifying the make, model, memory, operating system, technologies supported (3G, 4G, 5G etc.) etc. of each device. The identifying further comprises identifying, by the processing unit [302], a subset of devices using the 4G service, wherein the subset of devices belongs to the set of devices. The identifying further comprises identifying, by the processing unit [302], for each of the device in the subset of devices, a reason for not using the higher technology generation services.

[0082] At step [408], the method [400] comprises computing, by a computational unit [303], the identified one or more KPIs by aggregating one or more values for one or more fields within the CSL data.

[0083] At step [410], the method [400] comprises receiving, by the transceiver unit, a cell deployment data from one or more network entities. [304],

[0084] At step [412], the method [400] comprises integrating, by the processing unit [302], the computed one or more KPIs with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the higher technology generation service.

[0085] At step [414], the method [400] comprises identifying, by the processing unit [302], one or more areas with a minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the higher technology generation service.

[0086] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the method [400] further comprises storing, by a storage unit [305], the computed one or more KPIs at an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) serving cell level. [0087] In an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure, the method [400] further comprises displaying, by a user interface [306], a final result based on the identification of the one or more areas with the minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the higher technology generation services.

[0088] Thereafter, the method [400] terminates at step [416],

[0089] Referring to FIG. 5, an exemplary block diagram representation of an environment used for identifying geographical area having higher technology generation service capable device, is illustrated in accordance with the exemplary implementation of the present disclosure. As shown in the FIG. 5, the environment comprises a network planning and operation (NPO) platform [502], a master database (MDB) system [504], a user analytics system [506], and a trace collection entity (TCE) system [508],

[0090] The NPO platform [502] is a component which is responsible for planning and operation of the communication network and may also be responsible for management of the communication network.

[0091] The master database (MDB) system [504] is connected to the NPO platform [502] via an interface such as an MDB interface. The MDB system [504] is used for various geographical parameters and physical parameters, that are related to the database which is used for cells and cell sites that are available in the network.

[0092] The user analytics system [506] is connected to the NPO platform [502] via another interface such as a user analytics interface. The user analytics system [506] is a component responsible for providing information associated with the user, their behaviour, and interactions with the telecommunication service. The user analytics system [506] may be responsible for collecting, processing and analysing such information.

[0093] The trace collection entity (TCE) system [508] is also connected to the NPO platform [502] via another interface such as a TCE interface. The TCE system [508] is a component responsible for collection of traces and storing such data associated with the traces. The traces are the terminologies which are used for subscriber and equipment tracing. [0094] Another aspect of the present disclosure may relate to a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, storing instructions for identifying geographical area having higher technology generation service, the instructions include executable code which, when executed by one or more units of a system [300], causes a transceiver unit [301] to receive a backend data, wherein the backend data comprising a call summary log (CSL) data from a plurality of vendors pertaining to one or more networks comprising at least one of: a 4G service and a 5G service; a processing unit [302] to identify one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) from the CSL data; and a computational unit [303] to compute the identified one or more KPIs by aggregating one or more values for one or more fields within the CSL data. Further, the executable code which, when executed causes the transceiver unit [301] to receive a cell deployment data from one or more network entities [304], Further, the executable code which, when executed causes the processing unit [302] to integrate the computed one or more KPIs with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the higher technology generation service. Further, the executable code which, when executed causes the processing unit [302] to identify one or more areas with a minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the higher technology generation service.

[0095] Yet another aspect of the present disclosure relates to user equipment (UE) [307] for identifying geographical area having higher technology generation service capable device. The UE [307] comprises a processor [3071] configured to transmit a backend data, wherein the backend data comprises a call summary log (CSL) data from a plurality of vendors pertaining to one or more networks comprising at least one of: a 4G service and a 5G service. For identifying the geographical area having the higher technology generation service capable device, process steps comprise identifying one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) from the CSL data. The process steps further comprise computing the identified one or more KPIs by aggregating one or more values for one or more fields within the CSL data. The process steps further comprise receiving a cell deployment data from one or more network entities [304], The process steps further comprise integrating the computed one or more KPIs with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the higher technology generation service. And the process steps further comprise identifying one or more areas with a minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the higher technology generation service.

[0096] Further, in accordance with the present disclosure, it is to be acknowledged that the functionality described for the various the components/units can be implemented interchangeably. While specific embodiments may disclose a particular functionality of these units for clarity, it is recognized that various configurations and combinations thereof are within the scope of the disclosure. The functionality of specific units as disclosed in the disclosure should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present disclosure. Consequently, alternative arrangements and substitutions of units, provided they achieve the intended functionality described herein, are considered to be encompassed within the scope of the present disclosure.

[0097] As is evident from the above, the present disclosure provides a technically advanced solution for identifying areas with devices with capability of using higher technology generation services. By implementing the features of the present disclosure, one is able to use call session records/logs data for analysing the areas where a large number of devices are capable of using higher technology generation services but are using lower technology generation services.

[0098] While considerable emphasis has been placed herein on the disclosed implementations, it will be appreciated that many implementations can be made and that many changes can be made to the implementations without departing from the principles of the present disclosure. These and other changes in the implementations of the present disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art, whereby it is to be understood that the foregoing descriptive matter to be implemented is illustrative and non-limiting.

Claims

We Claim:

1. A method [400] for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service, the method [400] comprising: receiving, by a transceiver unit [301], a backend data, wherein the backend data comprises a call summary log (CSL) data, wherein the backend data is received from a plurality of sources pertaining to one or more network nodes; identifying, by a processing unit [302], one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) from the CSL data; computing, by a computational unit [303], the identified one or more KPIs by aggregating one or more values for one or more fields within the CSL data; receiving, by the transceiver unit, a cell deployment data from one or more network entities [304]; integrating, by the processing unit [302], the computed one or more KPIs with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the first technology service; and identifying, by the processing unit [302], one or more areas with a minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service.

2. The method [400] as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method [400] comprises storing, by a storage unit [305], the computed one or more KPIs at an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) serving cell level.

3. The method [400] as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) comprise at least one of usage metrics, and wherein the usage metrics including traffic metric, duration metric, session count metric and experience metric, and wherein the experience metric including Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), throughput, Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), and Signal to Interference & Noise Ratio (SINR).

4. The method [400] as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of sources is related to one or more technologies which are grouped by the IMSI serving cell level.

5. The method [400] as claimed in claim 1, the method [400] further comprising: displaying, by a user interface [306], a final result based on the identification of the one or more areas with the minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology services.

6. The method [400] as claimed in claim 1, wherein the identifying, by the processing unit [302], the one or more areas with the minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service comprises: identifying, by the processing unit [302], a set of devices capable of using the first technology service, wherein the identification of each device in the set of devices is based on a type allocation code (TAC) associated with each device; identifying, by the processing unit [302], a subset of devices using a second technology service, wherein the subset of devices belongs to the set of devices; and identifying, by the processing unit [302], for each of the device in the subset of devices, a reason for not using the first technology service.

7. A system [300] for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service, the system [300] comprising: a transceiver unit [301], configured to receive a backend data, wherein the backend data comprising a call summary log (CSL) data from a plurality of sources pertaining to one or more network nodes; a processing unit [302], connected to at least the transceiver unit [301], wherein the processing unit [302] configured to identify one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) from the CSL data; a computational unit [303], connected to at least the processing unit [302], wherein the computational unit [303] configured to compute the identified one or more KPIs by aggregating one or more values for one or more fields within the CSL data; the transceiver unit [301] further configured to receive a cell deployment data from one or more network entities [304]; the processing unit [302] further configured to integrate the computed one or more KPIs with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the first technology service; and the processing unit [302] further configured to identify one or more areas with a minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service.

8. The system [300] as claimed in claim 7, wherein the system [300] comprises a storage unit [305] configured to store the computed one or more KPIs at an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) serving cell level.

9. The system [300] as claimed in claim 7, wherein the one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) comprise at least one of usage metrics, and wherein the usage metrics including traffic metric, duration metric, session count metric and experience metric, and wherein the experience metric including Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP), throughput, Channel Quality Indicator (CQI), and Signal to Interference & Noise Ratio (SINR).

10. The system [300] as claimed in claim 7, wherein the plurality of sources is related to one or more technologies which are grouped by the IMSI serving cell level.

11. The system [300] as claimed in claim 7, the system [300] further comprising: a user interface [306] configured to: o display a final result based on the identification of the one or more areas with the minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service.

12. The system [300] as claimed in claim 7, wherein the processing unit [302], for identifying the one or more areas with the minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service, the processing unit [302] is configured to: identify a set of devices capable of using the first technology service, wherein the identification of each device in the set of devices is based on a type allocation code (TAC) associated with said each device; identify a subset of devices using a second technology service, wherein the subset of devices belongs to the set of devices; and identify for each of the device in the subset of devices, a reason for not using the first technology service.

13. A user equipment (UE) [307] for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service, the UE [307] comprising a processor [3071] configured to: cause transmission of a backend data, wherein the backend data comprises a call summary log (CSL) data, and wherein the backend data is transmitted to a plurality of sources pertaining to one or more network nodes, wherein to identify the geographical area having the one or more devices supporting a first technology service, process steps comprise: o receiving the backend data comprising the call summary log (CSL) data from the plurality of sources, pertaining to one or more network nodes; o identifying one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) from the CSL data; o computing the identified one or more KPIs by aggregating one or more values for one or more fields within the CSL data; o receiving a cell deployment data from one or more network entities [304]; o integrating the computed one or more KPIs with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the first technology service; and o identifying one or more areas with a minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions for identifying geographical area having one or more devices supporting a first technology service, the storage medium comprising executable code which, when executed by one or more units of a system [300], causes: a transceiver unit [301] to: receive a backend data, wherein the backend data comprising a call summary log (CSL) data, wherein the backend data is received from a plurality of vendors pertaining to one or more networks; a processing unit [302] to: identify one or more key performance indicators (KPIs) from the CSL data; a computational unit [303] to: compute the identified one or more KPIs by aggregating one or more values for one or more fields within the CSL data; the transceiver unit [301] to: receive a cell deployment data from one or more network entities [304]; the processing unit [302] to: integrate the computed one or more KPIs with the cell deployment data to determine availability of the first technology service; and the processing unit [302] to: identify one or more areas with a minimum threshold number of devices capable of using the first technology service.