SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR UTILIZING A PLURALITY OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES TO CONDUCT PERFORMANCE TESTING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A system for testing wireless access points associated with a wireless communications network, the system comprising:
- a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) configured to navigate within a service coverage area associated with a plurality of wireless access points belonging to a wireless communications network, wherein each of the UAVs includes;
a coordination module configured to assign each of the wireless access points to one or more of the UAVs for wireless traffic testing;
a device emulation module configured to execute a wireless traffic test that includes test traffic data communicated between at least one of the UAVs and a tested wireless access point belonging to the plurality of wireless access points; and
a performance metrics module configured to determine, for each of the wireless access points to be tested, performance metric information associated with the test traffic data being wirelessly communicated between the tested wireless access point and at least one of the UAVs.
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Abstract
According to one aspect, the disclosed subject matter describes herein a method that includes navigating, by a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a service coverage area associated with a wireless communications network, wherein the service coverage area includes a plurality of wireless access points and assigning, by at least one of the UAVs, wireless access points to one or more of the UAVs for wireless traffic testing. The method further includes executing, for each of the wireless access points, a wireless traffic test including test traffic data communicated between at least one of the UAVs and a tested wireless access point and determining, for each of the wireless access points to be tested, performance metric information associated with traffic data being wirelessly communicated between the tested wireless access point and the at least one of the UAVs.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for testing wireless access points associated with a wireless communications network, the system comprising:
a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) configured to navigate within a service coverage area associated with a plurality of wireless access points belonging to a wireless communications network, wherein each of the UAVs includes; a coordination module configured to assign each of the wireless access points to one or more of the UAVs for wireless traffic testing; a device emulation module configured to execute a wireless traffic test that includes test traffic data communicated between at least one of the UAVs and a tested wireless access point belonging to the plurality of wireless access points; and a performance metrics module configured to determine, for each of the wireless access points to be tested, performance metric information associated with the test traffic data being wirelessly communicated between the tested wireless access point and at least one of the UAVs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for testing wireless access points associated with a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
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navigating, by a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a service coverage area associated with a wireless communications network, wherein the service coverage area includes a plurality of wireless access points; assigning, by at least one of the UAVs, wireless access points to one or more of the UAVs for wireless traffic testing; executing, for each of the wireless access points, a wireless traffic test including test traffic data communicated between at least one of the UAVs and a tested wireless access point; and determining, for each of the wireless access points to be tested, performance metric information associated with traffic data being wirelessly communicated between the tested wireless access point and the at least one of the UAVs. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps comprising:
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navigating, by a plurality of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a service coverage area associated with a wireless communications network, wherein the service coverage area includes a plurality of wireless access points; assigning, by at least one of the UAVs, wireless access points to one or more of the UAVs for wireless traffic testing; executing, for each of the wireless access points to be tested, a wireless traffic test including test traffic data communicated between at least one of the UAVs and the tested wireless access point; and determining, for each of the wireless access points, performance metric information associated with the test traffic data being wirelessly communicated between the tested wireless access point and the at least one of the UAVs.
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