Method and system for dynamically assigning channels across multiple radios in a wireless LAN
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- monitoring, at one or more wireless network access elements, signal strength of signals transmitted by respective neighboring wireless network access elements;
collecting information from said wireless network access elements and converting said information into reportable data about signal strength observed during the monitoring the signal strength of signals by the one or more wireless network access elements and about access element load, wherein the reportable data about access element load comprises;
data regarding wireless network traffic load corresponding to each of said wireless network access elements over a period of time; and
physical interference;
creating a signal strength matrix describing the signal strength observed between each of the access elements;
creating a utilization matrix describing the load observed at each access element over a given time interval;
combining the signal strength matrix and the utilization matrix to create an average signal strength matrix describing the average signal strength observed between each of the access elements;
creating a first interference matrix by matrix-multiplying the average signal strength matrix by a channel assignment matrix describing a plurality of possible combinations of channel assignments of the physical channels across the access elements; and
identifying, based at least in part, on said physical interference associated with concurrent signal transmissions of the wireless network access elements, a combination of channel assignments for the one or more wireless network access elements from the plurality of possible combinations of channel assignments and assigning channels for concurrent, respective use by said wireless network access elements based on the identified combination of channel assignments.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a method includes monitoring, at one or more wireless network access elements, signal strength of signals transmitted by respective neighboring wireless network access elements. Information is collected from said wireless network access elements and converted into reportable data about signal strength observed during the monitoring. The method further includes identifying, based at least in part on interference associated with concurrent signal transmissions of the wireless network access elements, a combination of channel assignments for the one or more wireless network access elements from a plurality of possible combinations of channel assignments and assigning channels for concurrent, respective use by said wireless network access elements based on the identified combination of channel assignments.
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14 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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monitoring, at one or more wireless network access elements, signal strength of signals transmitted by respective neighboring wireless network access elements; collecting information from said wireless network access elements and converting said information into reportable data about signal strength observed during the monitoring the signal strength of signals by the one or more wireless network access elements and about access element load, wherein the reportable data about access element load comprises; data regarding wireless network traffic load corresponding to each of said wireless network access elements over a period of time; and physical interference; creating a signal strength matrix describing the signal strength observed between each of the access elements; creating a utilization matrix describing the load observed at each access element over a given time interval; combining the signal strength matrix and the utilization matrix to create an average signal strength matrix describing the average signal strength observed between each of the access elements; creating a first interference matrix by matrix-multiplying the average signal strength matrix by a channel assignment matrix describing a plurality of possible combinations of channel assignments of the physical channels across the access elements; and identifying, based at least in part, on said physical interference associated with concurrent signal transmissions of the wireless network access elements, a combination of channel assignments for the one or more wireless network access elements from the plurality of possible combinations of channel assignments and assigning channels for concurrent, respective use by said wireless network access elements based on the identified combination of channel assignments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for dynamically assigning said physical channels to a set of wireless network access elements, comprising:
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a first resource management module associated with each access element for collecting physical layer information from said wireless network access elements and converting said physical layer information into reportable data about signal strength observed during the monitoring the signal strength of signals by the one or more wireless network access elements and about access element load, wherein the reportable data about access element load comprises; data regarding wireless network traffic load corresponding to each of said wireless network access elements over a period of time; and physical interference; and a second resource management module associated with said central control element, said second resource management module in communication via a packetized communication path with said first resource management module, for processing said reportable data to; cause one or more access elements to monitor signal strength of signals transmitted by respective neighboring wireless network access elements; create a signal strength matrix describing the signal strength observed between each of the access elements; create a utilization matrix describing the load observed at each access element over a given time interval; combine the signal strength matrix and the utilization matrix to create an average signal strength matrix describing the average signal strength observed between each of the access elements; create a first interference matrix by matrix-multiplying the average signal strength matrix by a channel assignment matrix describing a plurality of possible combinations of channel assignments of the physical channels across the access elements; and identify a combination of channel assignments for the one or more wireless network access elements from the plurality of possible combinations of channel assignments and assign channels for concurrent, respective use by said wireless network access elements based on the identified combination of channel assignments; and select the identified combination of channel assignments based at least in part on the physical interference associated with concurrent signal transmissions of the wireless network access clients. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for monitoring, at one or more wireless network access elements, signal strength of signals transmitted by respective neighboring wireless network access elements; means for collecting physical layer information from said wireless network access elements and converting said physical layer information into reportable data about signal strength observed during the monitoring the signal strength of signals by the one or more wireless network access elements and about access element load, wherein the reportable data about access element load comprises; data regarding wireless network traffic load corresponding to each of said wireless network access elements over a period of time; and physical interference; means for creating a signal strength matrix describing the signal strength observed between each of the access elements; means for creating a utilization matrix describing the load observed at each access element over a given time interval; means for combining the signal strength matrix and the utilization matrix to create an average signal strength matrix describing the average signal strength observed between each of the access elements; means for creating a first interference matrix by matrix-multiplying the average signal strength matrix by a channel assignment matrix describing a plurality of possible combinations of channel assignments of the physical channels across the access elements; and means for identifying a combination of channel assignments for the one or more wireless network access elements from the plurality of possible combinations of channel assignments and assigning channels for concurrent, respective use by said wireless network access elements based on the identified combination of channel assignments, wherein the identified combination of channel assignments is selected based at least in part on the physical interference associated with concurrent signal transmissions of the wireless network access clients.
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