Systems and Methods for Determining Preferred Location and Orientation of Wireless Broadband Router

A method of determining a preferred location and orientation of a wireless broadband router, comprising:

• determining by the wireless broadband router its first location and orientation;
• measuring by the wireless broadband router first received downlink signal strength corresponding to the first location and orientation;
• transmitting by the wireless broadband router the first received downlink signal strength and the first location and orientation information;
• receiving a first score corresponding to the first location and orientation;
• moving the wireless broadband router to a second location and orientation and determining the second location and orientation;
• measuring by the wireless broadband router a second received downlink signal strength corresponding to the second location and orientation;
• transmitting by the wireless broadband router the second received downlink signal strength and the second location and orientation information;
• receiving a second score corresponding to the second location and orientation;
• and
• receiving preferred location and orientation information based on the scores.

A method of determining a preferred location and orientation of a wireless broadband router, comprising:

• receiving by a controller a first downlink signal strength measurement corresponding to a first location and orientation of the wireless broadband router;
• receiving by the controller a first uplink signal strength measurement corresponding to the first location and orientation of the wireless broadband router;
• receiving by the controller downlink and uplink traffic load information;
• determining a first score responsive to the first downlink and uplink signal strength measurements and the downlink and uplink traffic load information;
• and
• transmitting the first score to the wireless broadband router.