MUMBAI, India, Aug. 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617083575 A) filed by Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson Publ on July 07, 2026, for Minimization Of Drive Test Area Configuration.

Inventors include Centonza, Angelo; Parichehrehteroujeni, Ali; and Nayak Seetanadi, Gautham.

The application for the patent was published on August 14, 2026, under issue no. 33/2026.

Abstract: A first network node (14-1) is configured for minimization of drive test, MDT, measurements in a communication network (10). The first network node (14-1) receives, from a second network node (14-2), an MDT configuration (16) that indicates one or more areas for which the MDT measurements are to be collected. In some embodiments, the MDT configuration (16) indicates the one or more areas in terms of one or more network slices (20). In other embodiments, the MDT configuration (16) indicates one or more network slices (20), at least one of which needs to be supported and/or available in any area for which the MDT measurements are collected.

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