Wireless planning for reduced power consumption

1 . A method comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, characteristics of a space, wherein the characteristics include a representation of at least one obstruction in the space that interferes with a signal;

generating, by the computing device, a model of the space using the representation of the space;

determining, by the computing device, a coverage requirement and a power saving requirement for the space;

generating, by the computing device, an initial wireless plan including one or more Access Points (APs) APs positioned in the model of the space; and

adjusting, by the computing device, the initial wireless plan based on the coverage requirement and the power saving requirement to generate a final wireless plan wherein adjusting the initial wireless plan based on the coverage requirement and the power saving requirement to generate the final wireless plan comprises generating any one of (i) a first final wireless plan that emphasizes a coverage score, (ii) a second final wireless plan that balances the coverage score and a power saving score, (iii) a third final wireless plan that emphasizes the power saving score, or (iv) any combination of (i)-(iii).

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the characteristics further comprise any one of (i) one or more types of APs, (ii) a minimum amount of APs, (iii) a maximum amount of APs, (iv) an amount of estimated clients, (v) an amount of estimated traffic, or (vi) any combination of (i)-(v).

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein generating the initial wireless plan is based on the characteristics.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein adjusting the initial wireless plan is based on the characteristics.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating the coverage score based on the coverage of the one or more APs; and

generating the power saving score based on a power consumption of the one or more APs.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein adjusting the initial wireless plan is based on the coverage score and the power saving score.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting the initial wireless plan is based on one or more variable wireless plan variables that change over time.

8 . A system comprising:

a memory storage; and

a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:

receive characteristics of a space, wherein the characteristics include a representation of at least one obstruction in the space that interferes with a signal;

generate a model of the space using the representation of the space;

determine a coverage requirement and a power saving requirement for the space;

generate an initial wireless plan including one or more Access Points (APs) positioned in the model of the space; and

adjust the initial wireless plan based on the coverage requirement and the power saving requirement to generate a final wireless plan wherein the processing unit being operative to adjust the initial wireless plan based on the coverage requirement and the power saving requirement to generate the final wireless plan comprises the processing unit being operative to generate any one of (i) a first final wireless plan that emphasizes a coverage score, (ii) a second final wireless plan that balances the coverage score and a power saving score, (iii) a third final wireless plan that emphasizes the power saving score, or (iv) any combination of (i)-(iii).

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the characteristics further comprise any one of (i) one or more types of APs, (ii) a minimum amount of APs, (iii) a maximum amount of APs, (iv) an amount of estimated clients, (v) an amount of estimated traffic, or (vi) any combination of (i)-(v).

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein to generate the initial wireless plan is based on the characteristics.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein to adjust the initial wireless plan is based on the characteristics.

12 . The system of claim 8 , the processing unit being further operative to:

generate the coverage score based on the coverage of the one or more APs; and

generate the power saving score based on a power consumption of the one or more APs.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein to adjust the initial wireless plan is based on the coverage score and the power saving score.

14 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions which when executed perform a method executed by the set of instructions comprising:

receiving characteristics of a space, wherein the characteristics include a representation of at least one obstruction in the space that interferes with a signal;

generating a model of the space using the representation of the space;

determining a coverage requirement and a power saving requirement for the space;

generating an initial wireless plan including one or more Access Points (APs) positioned in the model of the space; and

adjusting the initial wireless plan based on the coverage requirement and the power saving requirement to generate a final wireless plan wherein adjusting the initial wireless plan based on the coverage requirement and the power saving requirement to generate the final wireless plan comprises generating any one of (i) a first final wireless plan that emphasizes a coverage score, (ii) a second final wireless plan that balances the coverage score and a power saving score, (iii) a third final wireless plan that emphasizes the power saving score, or (iv) any combination of (i)-(iii).

15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the characteristics further comprise any one of (i) one or more types of APs, (ii) a minimum amount of APs, (iii) a maximum amount of APs, (iv) an amount of estimated clients, (v) an amount of estimated traffic, or (vi) any combination of (i)-(v).

16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein generating the initial wireless plan is based on the characteristics.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein adjusting the initial wireless plan is based on the characteristics.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , the method executed by the set of instructions further comprising:

generating the coverage score based on the coverage of the one or more APs; and

generating the power saving score based on a power consumption of the one or more APs.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein adjusting the initial wireless plan is based on the coverage score and the power saving score.