Communication system and wireless network engineering support method
US10433182B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A network management device manages a wireless multi-hop network; a network configuration management unit that manages communication quality information between wireless devices and between the wireless devices and the gateway; a repeater necessity determination unit that determines whether to add a repeater for each of the wireless devices based on the communication quality information and selects the wireless device that is required to add the repeater based on a determination result; an access point determination unit determines access points for securing a predetermined communication quality for the wireless device selected; and a repeater placement determination unit that determines whether there is a repeater installation location indicating an installation range of the repeater for relaying the wireless device selected and the access point selected by the access point determination unit based on a communication range of the wireless device selected and a communication range of the access point selected.
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