Wireless LAN Access Point Quality Determination via Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face issues with unstable and slow wireless LAN connections in public WiFi access points, making it difficult to determine which access point provides good communication quality for smooth connectivity within acceptable waiting times.
Innovation Solution
A wireless LAN communication system that includes access points outputting connected unit counts and an information collecting server calculating communication quality ratios, such as channel usage and MCS values, to determine and display the quality of each access point, enabling users to find suitable connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If multiple access points are deployed to provide wireless LAN service, then coverage area is improved, but determining which access point provides good communication quality becomes difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The system collects feedback information from terminals about communication quality (connection status, data transmission speed, waiting time) for each access point. This feedback is aggregated and used to calculate quality metrics, which are then displayed to guide users in selecting the best access point. The feedback loop continuously monitors and updates access point quality ratings based on actual user experience.
Solution Approach 2:
An information collecting server acts as an intermediary between multiple access points and user terminals. It collects communication quality data from terminals, processes the information, and provides recommended access point selections to users. This intermediary consolidates scattered quality information into a unified guidance system, solving the problem of users not knowing which access point to select among multiple options.
2Ease of operation
If users connect to access points without quality information, then connection establishment is attempted, but communication quality may be poor resulting in slow speeds and long waiting times
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary assessment of access point communication quality before users attempt to connect. By collecting and analyzing communication quality data (connection success rate, data speed, waiting time) in advance, the system pre-calculates quality metrics and provides recommendations to users. This preliminary action prevents users from wasting time connecting to poor-quality access points.
Solution Approach 2:
The system continuously collects feedback on actual communication performance including connection establishment success, data transmission speed, and waiting time. This feedback is used to update access point quality ratings, enabling the system to guide users toward access points with proven good performance and away from those with poor performance, thereby reducing waiting time and improving connection experience.
3Productivity
If access point communication quality is not monitored, then service continuity is assumed, but connection failures and slow speeds occur reducing service reliability
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements continuous monitoring of access point communication quality by constantly collecting data on connection status, data transmission performance, and user experience metrics. This continuous action ensures that service reliability is maintained by identifying and alerting users away from degrading access points before complete service failure occurs, thereby maintaining productive service continuity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback mechanism that continuously monitors access point performance metrics including connection success rates, data speeds, and waiting times. This feedback enables real-time assessment of service reliability, allowing the system to guide users toward reliable access points and maintain overall service continuity even when individual access points experience issues.
Data Source
AI summary
A plurality of access points configured to communicate with a subordinate wireless LAN terminal, an information collecting device configured to collect a frame respectively transmitted and received between the plurality of access points and the wireless LAN terminal, and extract information on communication quality of an access point of the plurality of access points from a header of the frame, and an information collecting server configured to acquire the information on the communication quality of the access point from the information collecting device, analyze the information to determine whether the communication quality is good or bad for each of the plurality of access points, and execute processing of externally displaying or notifying a result that is determined are included.