Method and system for wireless network management

• US 9,826,426 B2
• Filed: 01/16/2015
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: Montemurro, Michael, Durand, Roger Paul
• Primary Examiner(s): Beyen, Zewdu A
• Application Number:
  US14/599,200
• Publication Number:
  US 20150139014A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,040 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 370/913 Wireless or radio

Abstract

Methods and systems for wireless network management are described. In one embodiment, a radio measurement of a characteristic of a wireless access technology may be taken. The wireless access technology may enable data communication through a wireless network when connected to an access point. A report may be transmitted through an alternate access technology. The report may be based on the radio measurement. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating, at a wireless device, a report associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein the report is a diagnostic report and is generated in response to a report request received from a network access point to resolve problems with the WLAN, the report request including a notification subelement, the notification subelement comprising a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with an alternate access technology to connect the wireless device to the network access point, wherein the alternate access technology is an additional WLAN or a wired network connection;

sending the report, through one of a wireless connection via the WLAN or the alternate access technology using the URL, from the wireless device to the network access point;

determining that at least part of the report was not received by the network access point upon sending the report through the wireless connection; and

prior to attempting to send the report through the alternate access technology using the URL, attempting to send the report from the wireless device to the network access point through the wireless connection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the report is sent through the alternate access technology in response to a loss of the connection to the WLAN.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless connection comprises a cellular connection.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless device sends the report to the network access device through the alternate access technology upon determining that the report was not received by the network access point after resending the report through the wireless connection.

5. An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising one or more hardware processors or circuits that:

generate a report associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein the report is a diagnostic report and is generated in response to a report request received from a network access point to resolve problems with the WLAN, the report request including a notification subelement, the notification subelement comprising a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with an alternate access technology to connect the apparatus to the network access point, wherein the alternate access technology is an additional WLAN or a wired network connection;

send the report, through one of a wireless connection via the WLAN or the alternate access technology using the URL, from the apparatus to the network access point; and

determine that at least part of the report was not received by the network access point upon sending the report through the wireless connection, and in response thereto, attempt to send the report from the apparatus to the network access point through the wireless connection prior to attempting to send the report through the alternate access technology.

6. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the report is sent through the alternate access technology in response to a loss of the connection to the WLAN.

7. The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the wireless connection comprises a cellular connection.

8. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage having stored thereon computer readable program code for:

generating a report associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein the report is a diagnostic report and is generated in response to a report request received from a network access point to resolve problems with the WLAN, the report request including a notification subelement, the notification subelement comprising a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with an alternate access technology for connecting to the network access point, wherein the alternate access technology is an additional WLAN or a wired network connection;

sending the report, through one of a wireless connection via the WLAN or the alternate access technology using the URL, to the network access point;

determining that at least part of the report was not received by the network access point upon sending the report through the wireless connection; and

attempting to send the report to the network access point through the wireless connection prior to attempting to send the report through the alternate access technology.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the report is sent through the alternate access technology in response to a loss of the connection to the WLAN.

10. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the wireless connection comprises a cellular connection.