Platform for enterprise wireless network management applications
First Claim
1. A method of provisioning a framework for wireless network management applications using general purpose computing devices in an enterprise having at least one wireless network comprising the steps of:
- provisioning a selected number of the general purpose computing devices with a wireless adapter, the selected number of the general purpose computing devices deployed throughout the at least one wired network such that a wireless footprint established by the selected number of the general purpose computing devices covers a selected area in the enterprise; and
on each of the selected number of the general purpose computing devices;
installing a wireless device driver for communicating with the wireless adapter;
installing an AirMonitor service for monitoring the at least one wireless network.
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Abstract
A framework for wireless network management applications in an enterprise environment using existing general purpose computing devices is presented. At least one of the devices is configured with a wireless adapter and is used as an AirMonitor to monitor one or more wireless networks. Other devices are configured as LandMonitors to monitor traffic on a wired network in the enterprise environment. At least one inference engine uses the LandMonitors and AirMonitors by assigning them monitoring tasks. Data from the monitoring tasks are stored in a database. Analysis of the data that is computationally intensive is generally performed by the inference engines. Wireless network management applications use the framework by installing and running application-specific components (e.g., filters) on the AirMonitors, LandMonitors, and/or inference engines.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of provisioning a framework for wireless network management applications using general purpose computing devices in an enterprise having at least one wireless network comprising the steps of:
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provisioning a selected number of the general purpose computing devices with a wireless adapter, the selected number of the general purpose computing devices deployed throughout the at least one wired network such that a wireless footprint established by the selected number of the general purpose computing devices covers a selected area in the enterprise; and on each of the selected number of the general purpose computing devices; installing a wireless device driver for communicating with the wireless adapter; installing an AirMonitor service for monitoring the at least one wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A framework for wireless network management applications using general purpose computing devices having at least one wireless network comprising:
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at least one of the general purpose computing devices configured as AirMonitors, the at least one of the general purpose computing devices having a wireless adapter installed; and at least one inference engine in communication with the at least one of the general purpose computing devices configured as AirMonitors - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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