A mobile terminal assists in the updating of a neighbor cell list associated with a first cell of a wireless telecommunications network. The list comprises elements that identify other cells that have a neighbor cell relationship with the first cell. The mobile terminal comprises a radio transceiver; and a controller coupled to the radio transceiver.

A method for detecting coverage problems is provided. The method includes receiving, at data processing hardware, from at least one user equipment (UE), observations. Each observation includes a signal measurement of a signal emitted from a base station and a corresponding location of the signal measurement. The method also includes generating, by the data processing hardware, a coverage map for the base station based on the received observations, the coverage map indicating a signal characteristic of the emitted signal about the base station. The method further includes determining, by the data processing hardware, an estimated characteristic of the base station by feeding the coverage map into a neural network configured to output the estimated characteristic of the base station.

A method for detecting coverage problems is provided. The method includes receiving, at data processing hardware, from at least one user equipment (UE), observations. Each observation includes a signal measurement of a signal emitted from a base station and a corresponding location of the signal measurement. The method also includes generating, by the data processing hardware, a coverage map for the base station based on the received observations, the coverage map indicating a signal characteristic of the emitted signal about the base station. The method further includes determining, by the data processing hardware, an estimated characteristic of the base station by feeding the coverage map into a neural network configured to output the estimated characteristic of the base station.

Method performed by a base station. The base station determines a reporting configuration for a UE to report power headroom to the base station. The determining is based on a power class of the UE. The reporting configuration comprises a plurality of reportable values. Each reportable value corresponds to a respective range of values of a power headroom. The respective range each reportable value corresponds to is a function of a power class of the UE. The base station receives, from the UE, a reportable value from the plurality of reportable values. The respective range of values of the power headroom indicated by the received reportable value is based on the determined reporting configuration. A method performed by the UE is also disclosed. The UE obtains the reporting configuration, and transmits, to the base station, the reportable value.

Method performed by a base station. The base station determines a reporting configuration for a UE to report power headroom to the base station. The determining is based on a power class of the UE. The reporting configuration comprises a plurality of reportable values. Each reportable value corresponds to a respective range of values of a power headroom. The respective range each reportable value corresponds to is a function of a power class of the UE. The base station receives, from the UE, a reportable value from the plurality of reportable values. The respective range of values of the power headroom indicated by the received reportable value is based on the determined reporting configuration. A method performed by the UE is also disclosed. The UE obtains the reporting configuration, and transmits, to the base station, the reportable value.

In this invention, we disclose methods of establishing a cellular network having backhaul flexibility, comprising, establishing, at a first cellular base station, a first connection with a core cellular network; establishing, at the first cellular base station, an inter-base station connection with a second cellular base station for relaying traffic from the first and the second cellular base stations to the core cellular network, the second cellular base station having a second connection with the core cellular network; determining, at the first cellular base station, if the quality of the first connection falls below a threshold parameter; and terminating, at the first cellular base station, the first connection in favor of the second connection if the quality of the first connection falls below the threshold parameter.

In this invention, we disclose methods of establishing a cellular network having backhaul flexibility, comprising, establishing, at a first cellular base station, a first connection with a core cellular network; establishing, at the first cellular base station, an inter-base station connection with a second cellular base station for relaying traffic from the first and the second cellular base stations to the core cellular network, the second cellular base station having a second connection with the core cellular network; determining, at the first cellular base station, if the quality of the first connection falls below a threshold parameter; and terminating, at the first cellular base station, the first connection in favor of the second connection if the quality of the first connection falls below the threshold parameter.

A method for preparing and vetting a small cell for implementation is disclosed herein. The method includes assessing the small cell and a location for the small cell for one or more of compliance with leasing, zoning, and permitting prior to initiating construction planning; obtaining data from the location utilizing one or more data capture techniques and utilizing the data for generating a model based thereon; identifying construction obstacles and flaws utilizing the model; re-designing the small cell based on the construction obstacles and flaws; and developing a project plan for the small cell.

The present disclosure provides apparatus, systems, and methods for crowdsourcing domain specific intelligence. The disclosed crowdsourcing mechanism can receive domain specific intelligence as a data processing rule module. For example, a data analytics system can request a crowd of software developers to provide a data processing rule module tailored to process a particular type of information from a particular domain. When the data analytics system receives the data processing rule module from one of the software developers for the particular domain, the data analytics system can use the received data processing rule module to process information associated with the particular domain.

The present disclosure provides methods operable in a balloon network. The method can include determining that a balloon is at a location associated with a legally-defined geographic area. An area profile of the legally-defined geographic area may identify geographically-restricted data that must not be removed from the legally-defined geographic area. The method can also include determining that the balloon contains at least some of the geographically-restricted data. The method can also include determining that the balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area. The method can also include removing the geographically-restricted data from the memory of the balloon.