Network managing method and device for wireless network system

• US 9,264,920 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2014
• Issued: 02/16/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/17/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistron NeWeb Corporation (Wistron Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Wiston Neweb Corporation
• Inventors: Lin, Yung-Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Foud, Hicham
• Application Number:
  US14/188,700
• Publication Number:
  US 20150078199A1
• Time in Patent Office: 721 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/14 Determining absolute distances from a plurality of spaced points of known location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

A network managing method is utilized for a wireless network system. The wireless network includes multiple wireless access equipments and multiple user equipments. The method uses the wireless access equipments to measure a plurality of echo back time of the user equipments to obtain multiple measurement results, determines locations of the user equipments according to the measurement results and locations of the wireless access equipments, and adjusts wireless operations from the wireless access equipments to the user equipments according to the locations and priorities of the user equipments.

Claims

1. A network managing method for a wireless network system, wherein the wireless network system comprises a plurality of wireless access equipments and a plurality of user equipments, the network managing method comprising:

measuring, by the plurality of wireless access equipments, a plurality of echo back time of the plurality of user equipments to obtain a plurality of measurement results;

determining locations of the plurality of user equipments according to the plurality of measurement results and locations of the plurality of wireless access equipments; and

adjusting wireless operations from the plurality of wireless access equipments to the plurality of user equipments according to the locations and priorities of the plurality of user equipments.

2. The network managing method of claim 1, wherein a number of the plurality of wireless access equipments is greater than or equal to 3.

3. The network managing method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of echo back time are periods between the plurality of wireless access equipments outputting a plurality of beacons to the plurality of user equipments and the plurality of wireless access equipments receiving a plurality of response signals corresponding to the plurality of beacons from the plurality of user equipments.

4. The network managing method of claim 1, wherein adjusting the wireless operations from the plurality of wireless access equipments to the plurality of user equipments comprises adjusting beam forming methods and mesh routing methods of the plurality of wireless access equipments for the plurality of user equipments.

5. The network managing method of claim 1, wherein the step of adjusting the wireless operations from the plurality of wireless access equipments to the plurality of user equipments according to the locations and the priorities of the plurality of user equipments comprises:

controlling the plurality of wireless access equipments to prioritize providing wireless services for a user equipment of the plurality of user equipments when a priority of the user equipment is greater than a predefined degree.

6. The network managing method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining movement situations of the plurality of user equipments according to the plurality of measurement results; and

adjusting the wireless operations from the plurality of wireless access equipments to the plurality of user equipments according to the movement situations and the priorities of the plurality of user equipments.

7. The network managing method of claim 6, wherein the step of adjusting the wireless operations from the plurality of wireless access equipments to the plurality of user equipments according to the movement situations and the priorities of the plurality of user equipments comprises:

controlling the plurality of wireless access equipments to prioritize providing wireless services for a user equipment of the plurality of user equipments when a priority of the user equipment is greater than a predefined degree and the user equipment moves toward a region.

8. The network managing method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a path configuration data; and

adjusting the plurality of wireless access equipments to prioritize providing wireless services for a region within a period when the path configuration data indicates that the plurality of user equipments moves to the region within the period.

9. The network managing method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining normal moving situations of the plurality of user Equipments in a signal coverage of the wireless network system according to the plurality of measurement results;

determining at least one building shield in the signal coverage according to the normal moving situations of the plurality of user equipments in the signal coverage of the wireless network system; and

determining moving trends of the plurality of user equipments according to the at least one building shield and the locations of the plurality of user equipments to adjust the wireless operations from the plurality of wireless access equipments to the plurality of user equipments.

10. A network managing device for a wireless network system, wherein the wireless network system comprises a plurality of wireless access equipments and a plurality of user equipments, the network managing device comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing a program code to manage the wireless network system,

wherein the program code instructs the processor to perform following steps;

controlling the plurality of wireless access equipments to measure a plurality of echo back time of the plurality of user equipments to obtain a plurality of measurement results;

determining locations of the plurality of user equipments according to the plurality of measurement results and locations of the plurality of wireless access equipments; and

adjusting wireless operations from the plurality of wireless access equipments to the plurality of user equipments according to the locations and priorities of the plurality of user equipments.

11. The network managing device of claim 10, wherein a number of the plurality of wireless access equipments is greater than or equal to 3.

12. The network managing device of claim 10, wherein the plurality of echo back time are periods between the plurality of wireless access equipments outputting a plurality of beacons to the plurality of user equipments and the plurality of wireless access equipments receiving a plurality of response signals corresponding to the plurality of beacons from the plurality of user equipments.

13. The network managing device of claim 10, wherein adjusting the wireless operations from the plurality of wireless access equipments to the plurality of user equipments comprises adjusting beam forming methods and mesh routing methods of the plurality of wireless access equipments for the plurality of user equipments.

14. The network managing device of claim 10, wherein the step of adjusting the wireless operations from the plurality of wireless access equipments to the plurality of user equipments according to the locations and the priorities of the plurality of user equipments comprises:

controlling the plurality of wireless access equipments to prioritize providing wireless services for a user equipment of the plurality of user equipments when a priority of the user equipment is greater than a predefined degree.

15. The network managing device of claim 10, wherein the program code indicates to the processor to further perform following step:

determining movement situations of the plurality of user equipments according to the plurality of measurement results; and

adjusting the wireless operations from the plurality of wireless access equipments to the plurality of user equipments according to the movement situations and the priorities of the plurality of user equipments.

16. The network managing device of claim 15, wherein the step of adjusting the wireless operations from the plurality of wireless access equipments to the plurality of user equipments according to the movement situations and the priorities of the plurality of user equipments comprises:

controlling the plurality of wireless access equipments to prioritize providing wireless services for a user equipment of the plurality of user equipments when a priority of the user equipment is greater than a predefined degree and the user equipment moves toward a region.

17. The network managing device of claim 10, wherein the program code indicates to the processor to further perform following step:

receiving a path configuration data; and

adjusting the plurality of wireless access equipments to prioritize providing wireless services for a region within a period when the path configuration data indicates that the plurality of user equipments moves to the region within the period.

18. The network managing device of claim 10, wherein the program code indicates to the processor to further perform following step:

determining normal moving situations of the plurality of user equipments in a signal coverage of the wireless network system according to the plurality of measurement results;

determining at least one building shield in the signal coverage according to the normal moving situations of the plurality of user equipments in the signal coverage of the wireless network system; and

determining moving trends of the plurality of user equipments according to the at least one building shield and the locations of the plurality of user equipments to adjust the wireless operations from the plurality of wireless access equipments to the plurality of user equipments.