Generation of access point configuration change based on a generated coverage monitor
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1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the computer device to:
- determine if a change to a wireless network configuration should be determined;
if it is determined that the change to the wireless network configuration should be determined,generate a plurality of coverage monitors within a site model, each coverage monitor specifying at least one coverage parameter for an associated region of the site model;
determine the change to the wireless network configuration by;
iteratively adjust at least one wireless access point (WAP) setting value to generate at least one first trial WAP configuration; and
iteratively adjust at least one WAP position value to generate at least one second trial WAP configuration if, for each first trial WAP configuration, a respective first coverage prediction fails to satisfy at least one of the coverage parameters;
determine an alteration to a number of WAPs if, for each second trial WAP configuration, a second coverage prediction fails to satisfy at least one of the coverage parameters;
identify the alteration as part of the change to the wireless network configuration;
provide the change to the wireless network configuration to a display device; and
modify the wireless network configuration based on the change, upon receipt of a user authorization of the alteration.
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Abstract
At least one example disclosed herein relates to determining if a change to a wireless network configuration should be determined. If it is determined that the change to the wireless network should be determined, a plurality of coverage monitors are generated within a site model, each coverage monitor specifying at least one coverage parameter for an associated region of the site model. The change to the wireless network may be determined by identifying a change to a configuration of a wireless access point.
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1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, storing instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the computer device to:
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determine if a change to a wireless network configuration should be determined;
if it is determined that the change to the wireless network configuration should be determined,generate a plurality of coverage monitors within a site model, each coverage monitor specifying at least one coverage parameter for an associated region of the site model; determine the change to the wireless network configuration by; iteratively adjust at least one wireless access point (WAP) setting value to generate at least one first trial WAP configuration; and iteratively adjust at least one WAP position value to generate at least one second trial WAP configuration if, for each first trial WAP configuration, a respective first coverage prediction fails to satisfy at least one of the coverage parameters; determine an alteration to a number of WAPs if, for each second trial WAP configuration, a second coverage prediction fails to satisfy at least one of the coverage parameters; identify the alteration as part of the change to the wireless network configuration; provide the change to the wireless network configuration to a display device; and modify the wireless network configuration based on the change, upon receipt of a user authorization of the alteration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing device, comprising:
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a memory encoded with multiple instructions; and a processor to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed, cause the processor to; determine that a change to a wireless network configuration should be determined; iteratively adjust at least one wireless access point (WAP) setting value for a set of WAP objects to generate at least one first trial WAP configuration, if an initial coverage prediction for an initial WAP configuration for the set of WAP objects fails to satisfy at least one of a plurality of coverage monitors; iteratively adjust at least one WAP position value for the set of WAP objects to generate at least one second trial WAP configuration if, for each first trial WAP configuration, a first coverage prediction fails to satisfy at least one of the coverage monitors; identify the coverage monitor least satisfied by a coverage prediction for a target WAP configuration if, for each second trial WAP configuration, a second coverage prediction fails to satisfy at least one of the coverage monitors; alter a number of WAP objects in the set of WAP objects based on a region associated with the coverage monitor, wherein the change to the wireless network configuration includes identification of an alteration in the number of WAP objects; provide the change to the wireless network configuration to a display device; and modify the wireless network configuration based on the change, upon receipt of a user authorization of the alteration of the number of WAP objects. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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determining that a change to a wireless network configuration should be determined when a number of misusage events within a predetermined time interval is a predetermined range of acceptable misusage events, the number of misusage events calculated based on a historical information collected from a wireless access point (WAP) in an network; generating at least one coverage monitor based on the historical information, the coverage monitor specifying at least one coverage parameter for an associated region on a site model; and determining the change to the wireless network configuration by; adjusting iteratively at least one WAP setting value for a set of (WAP) objects, starting from an initial WAP configuration for the set of WAP objects, to generate at least one first trial WAP configuration, if a coverage prediction for the initial WAP configuration fails to satisfy at least one coverage parameter of at least one of the coverage monitors; adjusting iteratively at least one WAP position value for the set of WAP objects, starting from a selected first trial WAP configuration, to generate at least one second trial WAP configuration if, for each first trial WAP configuration, a respective first coverage prediction fails to satisfy at least one coverage parameter of at least one of the coverage monitors; altering by one a number of WAP objects in the set of WAP objects to generate another set of WAP objects if, for each second trial WAP configuration, a respective second coverage prediction fails to satisfy at least one coverage parameter of at least one of the coverage monitors;
providing the change to the wireless network configuration including the alteration of the number of WAP objects to a display device; andmodifying the wireless network configuration based on the change, upon receipt of a user authorization of the alteration. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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