-BMETHOD AND EVOLVED NODE-B FOR GEOGRAPHIC BIN DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING

摘要

An embodiment of an evolved Node-B (eNB) and method for collecting and reporting data related to a coverage area within a wireless network is described generally herein. The eNB may be configured to track geographic bean information for one or more User Equipment (UE). The eNB may comprise hardware processing circuitry configured to measure, for each UE, the arrival angle for the UE and the propagation delay for the UE, and to select a geographic bean for the UE from the set of candidate geographic beans. The hardware processing circuitry may also be configured to, for each candidate geographic bin, send performance data for the candidate geographic bin to the TCE if the number of UEs for which the candidate geographic bin is selected is not less than the UE distribution threshold.