Automated mesh point survey and guided installation for a wireless mesh network
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for adjusting wireless network coverage in a wireless mesh network formed with one or more mesh points, the method comprising:
- establishing, by a mobile application on a user device of a user, a wireless communication with a first mesh point;
causing, by the mobile application, the first mesh point to measure an external network connection speed;
determining, by the mobile application, a target data rate for the wireless mesh network based on the measured external network connection speed;
instructing, via a display of the user device, the user to relocate the user device;
upon receiving an indication of relocation of the user device, performing, by the mobile application, a link estimation based on a link quality between the first mesh point and the user device so as to forecast a link quality between the first mesh point and a second mesh point using a current location of the user device as an installation location of the second mesh point; and
generating, on the display of the user device, a corresponding locational guidance for installing the second mesh point based on comparing a result of the performed link estimation against the target data rate.
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Abstract
Introduced here are techniques to provide automated mesh point survey and guided installation for assisting the installation and configuration of a wireless mesh network. Additional implementation techniques are also introduced including, for example, link rate estimation, roaming, and dedicated backhaul link implementation in such wireless mesh network, are also discussed. Among other benefits, this disclosure provides an integral solution where multiple wireless local area network (WLAN) mesh point devices are deployed in a relatively large environment with potential dead spots, such as a home or an office.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for adjusting wireless network coverage in a wireless mesh network formed with one or more mesh points, the method comprising:
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establishing, by a mobile application on a user device of a user, a wireless communication with a first mesh point; causing, by the mobile application, the first mesh point to measure an external network connection speed; determining, by the mobile application, a target data rate for the wireless mesh network based on the measured external network connection speed; instructing, via a display of the user device, the user to relocate the user device; upon receiving an indication of relocation of the user device, performing, by the mobile application, a link estimation based on a link quality between the first mesh point and the user device so as to forecast a link quality between the first mesh point and a second mesh point using a current location of the user device as an installation location of the second mesh point; and generating, on the display of the user device, a corresponding locational guidance for installing the second mesh point based on comparing a result of the performed link estimation against the target data rate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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