Systems and methods for managing wireless communications using link space information
First Claim
1. A method for providing link space data with respect to wireless links in a network, said method comprising:
- collecting a plurality of wireless link attributes with respect to all wireless nodes of the network;
determining wireless links between nodes of the network, wherein said determined wireless links comprise all data links between nodes of the network and at least one RF link for which no data link is established;
determining link quality of said data links between nodes of the network using at least a portion of the collected plurality of wireless link attributes;
determining effective radiation proximity of said wireless nodes using at least a portion of said collected plurality of wireless link attributes and said determined wireless links; and
presenting a link space representation of the network using said determined wireless links, said determined link quality, and said determined effective radiation proximity, wherein said link space representation includes a current status of all data links for said nodes of the network, link quality for said wireless links, and effective radiation proximity of said wireless nodes.
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods which provide for management of wireless communications through the development and use of link space information. Such link space information provides link-centric information with respect to wireless links of a network to thereby provide a view of the network which takes into account phenomena affecting the wireless links. Utilizing such link space information, automated management of various aspects of a wireless network may be provided, including automated provisioning, management, and/or optimization of network links. Network operations may include use of link space information in providing network management applications such as automatic fault management, automatic performance management, operation advisories, and/or the like.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for providing link space data with respect to wireless links in a network, said method comprising:
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collecting a plurality of wireless link attributes with respect to all wireless nodes of the network; determining wireless links between nodes of the network, wherein said determined wireless links comprise all data links between nodes of the network and at least one RF link for which no data link is established; determining link quality of said data links between nodes of the network using at least a portion of the collected plurality of wireless link attributes; determining effective radiation proximity of said wireless nodes using at least a portion of said collected plurality of wireless link attributes and said determined wireless links; and presenting a link space representation of the network using said determined wireless links, said determined link quality, and said determined effective radiation proximity, wherein said link space representation includes a current status of all data links for said nodes of the network, link quality for said wireless links, and effective radiation proximity of said wireless nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system for providing link space data with respect to wireless links in a network, said system comprising:
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data collectors in communication with nodes of said network and collecting wireless link attributes therefrom, wherein the data collectors comprise software agents configured to be accepted by the network nodes for collecting wireless link attributes of said plurality of wireless link attributes without alteration of a hardware configuration of the network nodes; and a processor-based system operable to accept said collected wireless link attributes and identify wireless links between nodes of the network therefrom, said processor-based system also operable to determine effective radiation proximity of said wireless nodes using at least a portion of said collected wireless link attributes, wherein the processor-based system is further operable to provide a location based service to a node of said nodes based at least in part on the determined effective radiation proximity for that node. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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