Analyzing wireless network performance
First Claim
1. A wireless monitoring system comprising:
- a sensor network comprising wireless sensor devices distributed over a geographic region, the sensor network configured to passively monitor radio frequency (RF) signals exchanged in a wireless communication network in the geographic region, each wireless sensor device configured to compute local network-usage parameters based on processing the RF signals detected by the wireless sensor device, the wireless sensor devices operating independent of wireless communication network devices;
a data analysis system configured to;
receive, from each wireless sensor device of the sensor network, the local network-usage parameters associated with the wireless sensor device, a temperature of the wireless sensor device, a current power consumption of the wireless sensor device, and wireless signal information associated with the wireless sensor device, the wireless signal information comprising an identifier, an address, or a signal strength of the RF signals detected by the wireless sensor device; and
analyze a regional performance metric of the wireless communication network based on the local network-usage parameters computed by the wireless sensor devices distributed over the geographic region; and
a reporting interface configured to transmit a network performance report to the wireless communication network based on the analysis of the regional performance metric.
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Abstract
In some aspects, a wireless monitoring system includes a sensor network, a data analysis system and a communication interface. The sensor network includes wireless sensor devices configured to passively monitor radio frequency (RF) signals exchanged in a wireless communication network in a geographic region, and each wireless sensor device is configured to compute local network-usage parameters based on processing the RF signals detected by the wireless sensor device. The data analysis system is configured to analyze regional performance metrics of the wireless communication network based on the local network-usage parameters computed by the biosensor devices. In some instances, the communication interface is configured to transmit a network performance report to the wireless communication network based on the analysis of the regional performance metric.
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26 Claims
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1. A wireless monitoring system comprising:
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a sensor network comprising wireless sensor devices distributed over a geographic region, the sensor network configured to passively monitor radio frequency (RF) signals exchanged in a wireless communication network in the geographic region, each wireless sensor device configured to compute local network-usage parameters based on processing the RF signals detected by the wireless sensor device, the wireless sensor devices operating independent of wireless communication network devices; a data analysis system configured to; receive, from each wireless sensor device of the sensor network, the local network-usage parameters associated with the wireless sensor device, a temperature of the wireless sensor device, a current power consumption of the wireless sensor device, and wireless signal information associated with the wireless sensor device, the wireless signal information comprising an identifier, an address, or a signal strength of the RF signals detected by the wireless sensor device; and analyze a regional performance metric of the wireless communication network based on the local network-usage parameters computed by the wireless sensor devices distributed over the geographic region; and a reporting interface configured to transmit a network performance report to the wireless communication network based on the analysis of the regional performance metric. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a data analysis system, local network-usage parameters provided by a sensor network that passively monitors radio frequency (RF) signals exchanged in a wireless communication network in a geographic region, the sensor network comprising wireless sensor devices distributed over the geographic region, each wireless sensor device configured to compute local network-usage parameters based on processing the RF signals detected by the wireless sensor device, the wireless sensor devices operating independent of wireless communication network devices; receiving, at the data analysis system from each wireless sensor device of the sensor network, a temperature of the wireless sensor device, a current power consumption of the wireless sensor device, and wireless signal information associated with the wireless sensor device, the wireless signal information comprising an identifier, an address, or a signal strength of the RF signals detected by the wireless sensor device; analyzing, by operation of the data analysis system, a regional performance metric of the wireless communication network based on the local network-usage parameters computed by the wireless sensor devices distributed over the geographic region; and transmitting, to the wireless communication network, a network performance report based on the analysis of the regional performance metric. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wireless monitoring system comprising:
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means for generating local network-usage parameters for distinct locations distributed over a geographic region based on radio frequency (RF) signals exchanged in a wireless communication network in the geographic region, said means operating independent of wireless communication network devices; a computing system configured to perform operations comprising; receiving, from said means, the local network-usage parameters, a temperature of said means, a current power consumption of said means, and wireless signal information associated with said means, the wireless signal information comprising an identifier, an address, or a signal strength of the RF signals; analyzing a regional performance metric of the wireless communication network based on the local network-usage parameters; and transmitting a network performance report to the wireless communication network based on the analysis of the regional performance metric. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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