Movement detection for location based network management

This paper presents a sub-cell movement detection method for mobile networks based on standardized terminal reports. Movement detection is complementary to the well-known problem of location detection, but, compared to localization, movement detection puts less stringent constraints on data sources, e.g., network synchronization is not required. Statistics on moving terminals could potentially enhance a set of advanced network management applications. The algorithm is demonstrated on real network data, we present an analysis of mobility patterns for different types of mobile broadband terminals.