Computerized systems and methods for wireless roaming simulation
AssigneePlume Design, Inc.
InventorsVidmar Rok, David Abram
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods that provide a novel framework for testing and configuring user equipment (e.g., a client device, for example) based on wireless access point (AP) simulations provided via an AP device. The disclosed framework can operate to provide accurate and efficient testing and wireless configuration of modeled devices based on the AP simulations. The disclosed AP device operates to simulate a client device (e.g., a mobile device, for example) physically moving from one AP to another, which is enabled via a set of AP chambers that are associated with the AP device, thereby enabling roaming activities, testing and configuration from a single device (and without requiring the client device to physically move).
Claims19
An apparatus comprising:
- a set of chambers, each chamber providing an access point (AP) of a network for a client device, wherein:
- each chamber comprises an inner layer configured to attenuate signals of each respective AP, and
- each chamber comprising a door for enabling the client device to connect to the AP via the attenuated signals;
- and
- an outer layer comprising a radio frequency (RF) reflector, the outer layer configured to isolate the signals from each AP from the client device via the RF reflector,
- wherein a network connection between a respective AP and the client device is enabled via a respective door of a chamber of the respective AP being opened.
A method comprising the steps of:
- identifying, from a set of chambers of an access point (AP) device, a first chamber, each of the set of chambers comprising an AP to a different type of network;
- causing opening of the first chamber, the opening of the first chamber enabling connectivity with an AP of the first chamber;
- causing a wireless connection between a client device and the AP of the first chamber, the wireless connection enabling the client device to connect to a respective network of the first AP;
- testing the wireless connection by the client device, the testing enabling a network configuration for the client device for the respective network of the first AP;
- and
- storing network calibration information for the client device respective to the first AP.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium tangibly encoded with computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:
- identifying, from a set of chambers of an access point (AP) device, a first chamber, each of the set of chambers comprising an AP to a different type of network;
- causing opening of the first chamber, the opening of the first chamber enabling connectivity with an AP of the first chamber;
- causing a wireless connection between a client device and the AP of the first chamber, the wireless connection enabling the client device to connect to a respective network of the first AP;
- testing the wireless connection by the client device, the testing enabling a network configuration for the client device for the respective network of the first AP;
- and
- storing network calibration information for the client device respective to the first AP.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.