Systems and methods for identifying a source of radio frequency interference in a wireless network

A network device, comprising:

• a communication interface configured to:
• receive performance and location information regarding a plurality of wireless stations;
• and
• a processing unit configured to:
• identify a first wireless station in the plurality of wireless stations that has experienced radio frequency (RF) interference from an unknown source on at least one physical resource block (PRB) by determining that a key performance indicator (KPI) for the at least one PRB on the first wireless station has a value indicative of interference identify one or more second wireless stations in the plurality of wireless stations that have experienced similar interference on the at least one PRB;
• determine a plurality of estimated interference source locations based on at least geographic locations of the first wireless station and the one or more second wireless stations,
• wherein the processing unit to determine the plurality of estimated interference source locations is further configured to:
• generate a boundary based on the geographic locations of the first wireless station and the one or more second wireless stations;
• and
• select the plurality of estimated interference source locations within the boundary.

A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by a network device, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to cause the network device to:

• identify a first wireless station in the plurality of wireless stations that has experienced radio frequency (RF) interference from an unknown source on at least one physical resource block (PRB) by determining that a key performance indicator (KPI) for the at least one PRB on the first wireless station has a value indicative of interference;
• identify one or more second wireless stations in the plurality of wireless stations that have experienced similar interference on the at least one PRB;
• determine a plurality of estimated interference source locations based on at least geographic locations of the first wireless station and the one or more second wireless stations,
• wherein the instructions to determine the plurality of estimated interference source locations further comprise instructions to cause the network device to:
• generate a boundary based on the geographic locations of the first wireless station and the one or more second wireless stations;
• and
• select a plurality of estimated interference source locations within the boundary.