WLAN Dropped Connection Analysis via Aggregated Data Patterns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wireless local area network (WLAN) connections often drop due to issues with mobile devices, access points, or the network itself, leading to reliability concerns and wastage of network resources.
Innovation Solution
Implementing a system where mobile devices log and transmit dropped connection information to an analysis device, which aggregates and analyzes this data to identify patterns, allowing for automatic resolution of problems by sending instructions to access points or devices to reboot, update software, or perform self-checks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If dropped connection information is logged and analyzed from multiple mobile devices, then WLAN reliability is improved by identifying and preventing dropped connections, but device complexity increases due to the analysis device and data aggregation system
Solution Approach 1:
An analysis device is introduced as an intermediary component that receives dropped connection information from multiple mobile devices, aggregates the data, identifies patterns, and sends instructions to access points or devices. This intermediary handles the complexity of data analysis centrally, allowing individual mobile devices to remain simple while improving overall WLAN reliability through pattern recognition and preventive actions.
2Loss of energy
If dropped connection information is transmitted and analyzed, then network resource wastage is reduced by addressing root causes, but loss of time increases due to data collection and analysis processes
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by continuously collecting and analyzing dropped connection information to identify patterns before they cause significant network resource wastage. The analysis device proactively detects issues and sends preventive instructions (such as reconfiguration or reboot commands) to access points or mobile devices, addressing root causes before they lead to extensive network failures and resource consumption.
3Ease of repair
If automatic resolution instructions are sent to access points or devices, then ease of repair is improved by automating problem resolution, but device complexity increases due to automated control mechanisms
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service by automatically generating and sending resolution instructions from the analysis device to access points or mobile devices based on identified patterns in dropped connection information. The access points or devices can autonomously execute these instructions (such as reconfiguration or reboot operations) without requiring manual intervention from network administrators, thereby improving ease of repair while centralizing the control logic in the analysis device.
Data Source
AI summary
A device may aggregate dropped connection information associated with multiple dropped network connections. The dropped connection information may include at least one of: information associated with a mobile device that experienced a dropped network connection, information associated with a user of the mobile device, information associated with an access point that experienced the dropped network connection, information associated with a network from which the mobile device was dropped, or information that identifies a location associated with the dropped network connection. The device may identify a pattern associated with the multiple dropped network connections based on aggregating the dropped connection information, and may provide reporting information associated with the pattern.