System for the three-dimensional display of wireless communication system performance

A computer program for displaying simulated radio frequency (RF) characteristics for a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of:

• modeling a wireless communication system in a simulated three-dimensional environment;
• calculating RF characteristics for said wireless communication system;
• and
• displaying said RF characteristics as a three-dimensional representation of fluctuating elevations superimposed on said three-dimensional environment,
• wherein said three-dimensional representation of fluctuating elevations comprises a mesh, wherein a height of said mesh at any given point corresponds to a value of said RF characteristics at said point.

A method for presenting simulated radio frequency (RF) characteristics for a wireless communication system, comprising;

• creating a database of parameters comprising a three-dimensional environment;
• positioning representations of hardware device components within said environment to form a wireless communication system;
• running a prediction model of the wireless communication system to predict RF characteristics at points within said environment;
• configuring said RF characteristics in terms of relative elevations on a mesh;
• presenting said mesh superimposed on said three-dimensional environment, wherein a relative height of said mesh at any given point in said three-dimensional environment corresponds to said RF characteristics at that point.

A method for presenting simulated radio frequency (RF) characteristics for a wireless communication system, comprising:

• creating a database of environmental elements comprising a three-dimensional environment;
• positioning representations of hardware device components within said three-dimensional environment to form a wireless communication system;
• repositioning at least one of a group consisting of an environmental element and a hardware device component which are selected from said environmental elements and said hardware device components;
• running prediction models for said wireless communication system to predict RF characteristics within said three-dimensional environment;
• and
• presenting said predicted RF characteristics as a three-dimensional representation superimposed on said three-dimensional environment, wherein said three dimensional representation changes in real time as said at least one of said group consisting of an environmental element and a hardware device component selected from said environmental elements and said hardware device components are repositioned.

A method for presenting simulated electromagnetic characteristics in a simulated three-dimensional environment, comprising the steps of:

• modeling a wireless electromagnetic system in a simulated three-dimensional environment;
• calculating electromagnetic characteristics for said wireless electromagnetic system;
• and
• presenting said calculated electromagnetic characteristics as a three-dimensional representation of fluctuating elevations superimposed on said three-dimensional environment.