Estimating qualities of links between nodes of a wireless network
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1. A method of estimating qualities of links between nodes, comprising:
- passively receiving, by a plurality of network sensors configured to determine link quality, a plurality of wireless packets between a network device and an access point to the wireless network;
obtaining, by a service engine, a plurality of link quality signatures from the plurality of network sensors, wherein each of the plurality of link quality signatures includes capacity and strength link qualities between a network node, the network node including the network device or the access point, and the plurality of network sensors, wherein the obtained plurality of link quality signatures are determined upon sensing a motion of the network node of greater than a threshold;
estimating, by the service engine, the capacity and strength link qualities between the network device and the access point based on training measurements on the plurality of link quality signatures and an estimation model;
determining the estimation model by assigning different weights to different cases of the training measurement, wherein assigning the different weights includes assigning additional weight to the different cases of the training measurement if the capacity and strength link qualities are below a threshold; and
wherein obtaining the plurality of link quality signatures by the service engine is based on a sampling rate of the plurality of wireless packets, and wherein a plurality of coordinated network sensors of the plurality of network sensors is synchronized relative to the sampling rate to improve data throughput to the service engine.
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Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatuses for estimating qualities of links between nodes of a wireless network are disclosed. One method includes obtaining, by a service engine, a plurality of link quality signatures, wherein each of the plurality of link quality signatures includes link qualities between a network node and a plurality of network sensors, and estimating, by the service engine, link qualities between a plurality of network nodes based on the plurality of link quality signatures and an estimation model.
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1. A method of estimating qualities of links between nodes, comprising:
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passively receiving, by a plurality of network sensors configured to determine link quality, a plurality of wireless packets between a network device and an access point to the wireless network; obtaining, by a service engine, a plurality of link quality signatures from the plurality of network sensors, wherein each of the plurality of link quality signatures includes capacity and strength link qualities between a network node, the network node including the network device or the access point, and the plurality of network sensors, wherein the obtained plurality of link quality signatures are determined upon sensing a motion of the network node of greater than a threshold; estimating, by the service engine, the capacity and strength link qualities between the network device and the access point based on training measurements on the plurality of link quality signatures and an estimation model; determining the estimation model by assigning different weights to different cases of the training measurement, wherein assigning the different weights includes assigning additional weight to the different cases of the training measurement if the capacity and strength link qualities are below a threshold; and wherein obtaining the plurality of link quality signatures by the service engine is based on a sampling rate of the plurality of wireless packets, and wherein a plurality of coordinated network sensors of the plurality of network sensors is synchronized relative to the sampling rate to improve data throughput to the service engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless network comprising:
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a plurality of network nodes; a plurality of network sensors configured to determine link quality, wherein the plurality of network sensors passively receive a plurality of wireless packets between a network device and an access point to the wireless network; a service engine, wherein the service engine is operative to; obtain a plurality of link quality signatures from the plurality of network sensors, wherein each signature includes capacity and strength link qualities between a network node, the network node including the network device or the access point, and the plurality of network sensors, wherein the plurality of link quality signatures is determined upon a motion of the network node of greater than a threshold; estimate the capacity and strength link qualities between the network device and the access point based on training measurements on the plurality of link quality signatures and an estimation model; determine the estimation model, wherein determining the estimation model includes assigning different weights to different cases of the training measurements, wherein assigning the different weights includes assigning additional weight to the different cases of the training measurement if the capacity and strength link qualities are below a threshold, rebalancing the training measurements using the different weights; and wherein obtaining the plurality of link quality signatures by the service engine is based on a sampling rate of the plurality of wireless packets, and wherein a plurality of coordinated network sensors of the plurality of network sensors is synchronized relative to the sampling rate to improve data throughput to the service engine.
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