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Title:
ACCESS POINT PLANNER FOR AREAS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/175627
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Here we prepare a three dimensional model for the area or floor where the Wireless Access Points have to be deployed. Also we divide the two dimensional surface of the area or floor into cells of one square unit each. Then we have our Access Point Planner tool which iterates over all the cells in the surface area of the floor and calculates the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) for each cell. The RSSI for each cell depends upon the placement of Access Points and any signal attenuation. For each iteration over all the cells in the surface area of the floor we find cells with weak RSSI and try to change the orientation and the three dimensional position of nearby Access Points or suggest adding more Access Points to the customer till each cell in the surface area of the floor has a strong RSSI.

Inventors:
SHARMA PRATIK (IN)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2018/051683
Publication Date:
September 19, 2019
Filing Date:
March 14, 2018
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
SHARMA PRATIK (IN)
International Classes:
H04W16/00; H04W4/02; H04W24/02
Foreign References:
US20020075825A12002-06-20
Other References:
STROM DAVID: "Six steps to a wireless site survey", COMPUTER WORLD, 31 October 2006 (2006-10-31), XP55635143
CHOUDHURI SAMPA: "Five Ways to Boost Wireless Coverage in Your Office", CISCO BLOGS, 2 November 2011 (2011-11-02), XP55635145
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1. In this invention we prepare a three dimensional model for the area or floor where the Wireless Access Points have to be deployed. Also we divide the two dimensional surface of the area or floor into m * n cells of one square unit each where m*n unit square is the area of the floor (Assuming the two dimensional area is a rectangle). Then we have our Access Point Planner tool which iterates over all the cells in the surface area of the floor and calculates the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) for each cell. The Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) for each cell depends upon the placement of Access Points (Access Points are initially placed based on their coverage range and their Transmission Power) and any signal attenuation due to barriers or obstacles. For each iteration over all the cells in the surface area of the floor we find cells with weak Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) and try to change the orientation and the three dimensional position of nearby Access Points or suggest adding more Access Points to the customer till each cell in the surface area of the floor has a strong Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI). Here we try to provide strong Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) for each cell in the surface area of the floor with optimal number of wireless Access Points deployed in the area. The above novel technique of providing solution to deploy optimal number of Wireless Access Points in an area with strong Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) for all points in the area is the claim for this invention.

Description:
Access Point Planner for Areas

In this invention we prepare a three dimensional model for the area or floor where the Wireless Access Points have to be deployed. Also we divide the two dimensional surface of the area or floor into m * n cells of one square unit each where m*n unit square is the area of the floor (Assuming the two dimensional area is a rectangle). Then we have our Access Point Planner tool which iterates over all the cells in the surface area of the floor and calculates the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) for each cell. The Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) for each cell depends upon the placement of Access Points (Access Points are initially placed based on their coverage range and their Transmission Power) and any signal attenuation due to barriers or obstacles. For each iteration over all the cells in the surface area of the floor we find cells with weak Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) and try to change the

orientation and the three dimensional position of nearby Access Points or suggest adding more Access Points to the customer till each cell in the surface area of the floor has a strong Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI). Here we try to provide strong Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) for each cell in the surface area of the floor with optimal number of wireless Access Points deployed in the area.