Granted Patent B2

US 10,440,591 · App. 15/315,364 · Granted Oct 8, 2019

Abstract

Claims (61)

1. A method for improving performance of networked devices in a network system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a receiver, operational data obtained from one or more network devices, a user preference or user policy, and a mobile device policy that is associated with a mobile device;

processing, by a processor, the operational data from the one or more network devices to generate a Wi-Fi management policy for one more Wi-Fi-enabled communication devices;

merging, by a logic, the Wi-Fi management policy, the mobile device policy, and the user preference or user policy to generate a unified policy, the unified policy comprising operational parameters and establishing one or more priorities; and

sending, by a transmitter, the unified policy to at least one network device that, based on the one or more priorities, adjusts one or more operational parameters to improve the performance of the network system.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the network device is one of:

an access point (AP);

a router;

a mobile device with Wi-Fi connectivity; or

a mobile device with cellular data connectivity.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operational data is received from an agent in the network device.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the agent in the network device comprises an application specific integrated circuit that, in response to receiving the operational data generates the Wi-Fi management policy.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprises receiving operational data from a mobile device.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein receiving the user preference or user policy from at least one of mobile device or a website.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprises receiving the user preference or user policy.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unified policy is one or more of:

policy for collecting data;

policy for diagnostics;

policy for optimization; or

policy for notification of diagnostics.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is one of a server or a mobile device.

10. The central computing device of claim 1 , wherein the central computing device is one of a server or a mobile device.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the Wi-Fi management policy comprises a response to at least one of a change in network topology or an interference that has been measured at a Wi-Fi interface.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unified policy applies limitations that are compatible with all merged policies.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the operational data comprises historical and real-time data that has been measured at one or more network devices.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the unified policy is generated based on priorities of the merged policies.

15. A method performed by an access point (AP) for generating policies for improving network system performance, the method comprising:

sending, by the AP, operational data to a server;

receiving, at the AP, a management policy from the server according to the operational data sent to the server;

merging the management policy with a user preference or user policy to generate a unified policy; and

based on one or more priorities, adjusting one or more operational parameters to improve the performance of the AP.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprises receiving user preference or user policy from a mobile device.

17. The method of claim 15 , wherein the operation data includes operational data stored in the AP.

18. The method of claim 15 further comprises collecting operational data from one or more Wi-Fi devices communicatively coupled to the AP.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein the server to receive additional data from a mobile device.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein the unified policy is one or more of:

policy for collecting data;

policy for diagnostics;

policy for optimization; or

policy for notification of diagnostics.

21. The method of claim 15 , wherein the unified policy comprises a data collection policy that depends on one of a device type and a device status.

22. The method of claim 15 , wherein the unified policy comprises a diagnostic collection policy that defines actions to be taken when an unknown device attempts to connect to the AP.

23. A method for improving performance of a central computing device operating in a computer network, the method comprising:

a receiver configured to receive operational data from one or more network devices;

a processor, coupled to the receiver, for processing the operational data from the network device to generate a Wi-Fi management policy;

logic coupled to the receiver, the logic merging the Wi-Fi management policy, a mobile device policy, and a user preference or user policy to generate a unified policy; and

a transmitter, coupled to the processor, the transmitter sending the unified policy to the one or more network devices that, based on one or more priorities, adjust one or more operational parameters to improve the performance of at least the central computing device in the computer system.

24. The central computing device of claim 23 , wherein the network device is one of:

an access point (AP);

a router;

a mobile device with Wi-Fi connectivity; or

a mobile device with cellular data connectivity.

25. The central computing device of claim 23 , wherein the operational data is received from an agent in the network device.

26. The central computing device of claim 23 further comprises logic for receiving operational data from a mobile device.

27. The central computing device of claim 23 further comprises logic for receiving the user preference or user policy.

28. The central computing device of claim 27 , wherein receiving the user preference or user policy is from at least one of mobile device or a website.

29. The central computing device of claim 23 , wherein the unified policy is one or more of:

policy for collecting data;

policy for diagnostics;

policy for optimization; or

policy for notification of diagnostics.

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