System for tailoring wireless coverage to a geographic area

A system for synthesizing an antenna pattern for one or more adaptive antennas to provide coverage for a wireless network coverage area, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a memory having computer readable code stored thereon operative to cause the at least one processor to perform the following steps:
• receive inputs for use in generating a coverage area model defining a wireless coverage area and locations of at least one wireless access point for said wireless coverage area;
• process a network performance model and a base antenna model for said wireless access point to determine a first network performance criteria value related to signal transfer between predetermined points in said wireless coverage area and said wireless access point of said coverage area model;
• iteratively adjust at least one setting of said base antenna model for said wireless access point to generate a series of adjusted antenna models;
• iteratively reprocess said network performance model and each of said series of adjusted antenna models to generate a series of second network performance criteria values;
• and
• reset the base antenna computer model to an adjusted setting that produced one second network performance criteria value that is greater than the first network performance criteria.

A computer implemented method for synthesizing antenna patterns for adaptive antennas to provide coverage for a wireless network coverage area, comprising:

• receiving inputs defining a wireless network coverage area and locations of at least first and second wireless access point for said wireless coverage area;
• dividing the wireless network coverage into multiple sub-areas and assigning a first plurality of said sub-areas to said first wireless access point to define a first coverage sub-area and assigning a second plurality of said sub-areas to said second wireless access point to define a second coverage sub-area;
• and
• synthesizing a first antenna beam pattern for said first coverage sub-area, wherein said first antenna beam pattern is adapted for implementation with a first antenna associated with said first wireless access point.