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Wireless local area network coverage hole detection using mobile communication devices

US9913154B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Symbol Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Michael Grischy · San Jose, US
Puneet Batta · Sunnyvale, US
Jacob Thomas · San Jose, US
Sundaram Sundaresan · Bengaluru, IN
Sandeep Ramakrishnan · Bengaluru, IN
V. Sethuraman · Madurai, IN
Jeevan Kukkalli · Bengaluru, IN
Rajendiran Subramani · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 21, 2015
Grant date	Mar 6, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 9, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and method for coverage hole detection in a wireless local area network (WLAN) using a mobile communication device. The method includes a first step of providing a plurality of access points distributed within the WLAN and at least one mobile communication device operable within the WLAN. A next step includes downloading triggers for respective coverage measurement conditions to the at least one associated mobile communication device from an associated access point. A next step includes detecting a coverage measurement condition by the at least one mobile communication device that activates one of the triggers, whereupon a next step includes sending a coverage measurement indicating the triggered condition from the at least one mobile communication device to an associated access point, which forwards a coverage incident report to a Central Report Manager.

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