IPC Definitions - January 01, 2012

H04W 24/00 - Definition fr

Definition statement

This main group covers:

Testing or monitoring arrangements specially adapted for wireless networks.

Arrangements for supervising performance of a deployed network.

Arrangements for evaluating current network performance under real or simulated traffic conditions.

System equipment reconfiguration or upgrades in order to improve overall network performance.

Informative references

Attention is drawn to the following places, which may be of interest for search:

Monitoring and testing

H04B 17/00

Arrangements for maintenance or administration

H04L 12/24

Monitoring, testing arrangements

H04L 12/26

Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements for automatic or semi-automatic exchanges

H04M 3/22

Glossary of terms

In this main group, the following terms or expressions are used with the meaning indicated:

re-configuration, upgrade

means changing the operational characteristics of the network or network components in order to, generally, improve performance. The re-configuration or upgrade operation is normally performed after a period of monitoring or testing