WIRELESS NETWORK SITE SURVEY SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A wireless network site survey system, comprising:
- a plurality of wireless nodes placed at a number of locations; and
a computing device configured to;
receive communication metrics, wherein the communication metrics include metrics of communication between the plurality of wireless nodes and between the computing device and each of the plurality of wireless nodes; and
generate a node coverage map based on the received communication metrics.
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Abstract
Wireless network site survey systems and methods are described herein. One system includes a plurality of wireless nodes placed at a number of locations and a computing device configured to receive communication metrics, wherein the communication metrics include metrics of communication between the plurality of wireless nodes and between the computing device and each of the plurality of wireless nodes, and generate a node coverage map based on the received communication metrics.
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1. A wireless network site survey system, comprising:
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a plurality of wireless nodes placed at a number of locations; and a computing device configured to; receive communication metrics, wherein the communication metrics include metrics of communication between the plurality of wireless nodes and between the computing device and each of the plurality of wireless nodes; and generate a node coverage map based on the received communication metrics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for wireless network site surveying, comprising;
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placing a number of wireless nodes at a first set of locations; placing a root access point at a particular location in communication with at least one of the number of wireless nodes; receiving communication metrics from the number of wireless nodes at the first set of locations and the root access point; moving the number of wireless nodes to a second set of locations that is in communication with the root access point at the particular location; receiving communication metrics from the number of wireless nodes at the second set of locations and the root access point; and generating a node coverage map based on the received communication metrics, wherein the node coverage map includes the first and second set of locations. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless network site survey system, comprising:
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a plurality of wireless nodes placed at a number of locations within a designated area to send a number of beacon messages to each of the other wireless nodes within a particular area and to a computing device; a root access node placed a particular location within the particular area; and the computing device configured to; determine communication metrics by analyzing received beacon messages from the plurality of wireless nodes; determine communication metrics by analyzing received beacon messages from a first wireless node relating to communication metrics of the first and a second wireless node of the plurality of wireless nodes; and generate a node coverage map based on the received communication metrics. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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