Method and System for Wireless Network Management
AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsMichael Peter Montemurro, Roger Paul Durand
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Abstract
Methods and systems for wireless network management are described. In one embodiment, a radio measurement of a characteristic of a wireless access technology may be taken. The wireless access technology may enable data communication through a wireless network when connected to an access point. A report may be transmitted through an alternate access technology. The report may be based on the radio measurement. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- generating, at a wireless device, a report associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein the report is generated in response to a report request received from a network access point to resolve problems with the WLAN, the report request comprising a notification sub-element including a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with an alternate access technology to connect the wireless device to the network access point;
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- sending the report, through the alternate access technology using the URL, from the wireless device to the network access point, wherein the report is sent in response to a loss of the connection to the WLAN.
A network access point, the network access point comprising one or more hardware processors or circuits that:
- transmit, from the network access point to a wireless device, a report request associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN), the report request requesting a report to resolve problems with the WLAN, the report request comprising a notification sub-element including a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with an alternate access technology to connect the wireless device to the network access point;
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- receive the report, through the alternate access technology using the URL, from the wireless device, wherein the report is received in response to a loss of the connection to the WLAN, wherein the report is generated in response to the report request.
An apparatus for wireless communication, the apparatus comprising one or more hardware processors or circuits that:
- generate a report associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein the report is generated in response to a report request received from a network access point to resolve problems with the WLAN, the report request comprising a notification sub-element including a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with an alternate access technology to connect the apparatus to the network access point;
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- send the report, through the alternate access technology using the URL, from the apparatus to the network access point, wherein the report is sent in response to a loss of the connection to the WLAN.
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage having stored thereon computer readable program code for:
- generating a report associated with a wireless local area network (WLAN), wherein the report is generated in response to a report request received from a network access point to resolve problems with the WLAN, the report request comprising a notification sub-element including a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with an alternate access technology to connect to the network access point;
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- send the report, through the alternate access technology using the URL, to the network access point, wherein the report is sent in response to a loss of the connection to the WLAN.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.