3D Wi-Fi Visualization Using Real-Time Telemetry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless network planning tools lack accurate visualization of dynamic wireless signal propagation, particularly in dynamic environments, as they rely on simulated data that fails to accurately represent interference levels, client density, and transmission power variations over time.
Innovation Solution
A 3-D visualization system that uses real-time telemetry data to model and display Wi-Fi signal propagation, incorporating services for signal propagation modeling, ray tracing, data analysis, and optimization, allowing for dynamic channel assignment, interference management, and client density impact assessment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If simulated data is used for wireless signal propagation visualization, then the visualization can be generated, but the accuracy of interference levels, client density, and transmission power variations over time is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The system collects real-time telemetry data from wireless network devices and uses this feedback to dynamically update the 3-D visualization model, replacing static simulated data with live measured data to accurately represent current interference levels, client density, and transmission power variations
Solution Approach 2:
The visualization system transitions from static simulated representations to dynamic real-time modeling, continuously updating the 3-D signal propagation visualization based on changing network conditions including mobile device movements, varying interference patterns, and time-varying transmission parameters
2Measurement precision
If real-time telemetry data is collected and processed for 3-D visualization, then accurate signal propagation representation is achieved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A centralized server acts as an intermediary between wireless network devices and the visualization system, collecting telemetry data from multiple devices, processing the information, and generating 3-D visualizations, thereby simplifying the overall system architecture while maintaining high measurement precision
3Adaptability or versatility
If 3-D visualization is used to show dynamic changes in Wi-Fi coverage, then network optimization capability is improved, but the difficulty of detecting and measuring dynamic variations increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses color-coded representations in the 3-D visualization to indicate different signal strength levels, interference conditions, and coverage quality, making it easier to detect and measure dynamic changes in Wi-Fi coverage at a glance through visual intensity variations
Data Source
AI summary
The present technology is directed to providing a 3-D visualization of a Wi-Fi signal propagation pattern based on telemetry data. The present technology can receive telemetry data for a Wi-Fi access point located at a location of a building plan in a Wi-Fi visualization system, store the telemetry data with a timestamp, determine a change in a Wi-Fi coverage for the Wi-Fi access point based on the telemetry data, and present a visualization illustrating the change in the Wi-Fi coverage for the Wi-Fi access point. The present technology can further present an animation of the change in the Wi-Fi coverage for the Wi-Fi access point based on the stored telemetry data.