Method and apparatus for optimizing selection of radio channel frequency and geographic location for WLAN access points

1. An information handling system comprising:

at least one wireless adapter for communicating on a radio channel frequency within a shared communication frequency band such that the information handling system is configured to operate as a WLAN access point (AP);

an application processor executing code instructions of a WLAN AP base transceiver location optimization system to select an optimal geographic location of the information handling system operating as the WLAN AP by:

determining a first weighted potential interference between the information handling system operating as the WLAN AP and each of a plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations operating at the radio channel frequency at a first geographic location;

determining a second weighted potential interference between the information handling system operating as the WLAN AP and each of a plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations operating at the radio channel frequency at a second geographic location that is a candidate optimal geographic location;

wherein the determination of the first or second weighted potential interference is based on reported location interference and traffic levels, path loss assessment levels, and base transceiver utilization assessment levels for a plurality of wireless links operating on the information handling system operating as the WLAN AP and the neighboring small cell WWAN base stations;

defining the second geographic location as the optimal geographic location of the information handling system to operate as the WLAN AP when the second weighted potential interference is lesser than the first weighted potential interference;

determining the direction of the optimal geographic location from the first geographic location; and

a digital display operating within the information handling system to display a graphical indicator of the direction of the optimal geographic location from the first geographic location.

2. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising:

the application processor determining a plurality of weighted potential interferences, based on a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile for a plurality of wireless links operating on the radio channel frequency, between the information handling system operating as the WLAN AP and each of the plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations operating at the radio channel frequency, each of the plurality of weighted potential interferences being associated with the information handling system operating at one of a plurality of additional geographic locations that are candidate optimal geographic locations for the information handling system to operate as the WLAN AP;

identifying one of the plurality of weighted potential interferences as having the lowest value; and

defining the geographic location associated with the one of the plurality of weighted potential interferences having the lowest value as the optimal geographic location of the information handling system to operate as the WLAN AP.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the application processor generates the first and second weighted potential interferences based on a collection of wireless traffic reports of the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile, each wireless traffic report describing at least position, radio channel frequency of transmission, and traffic at each of the plurality of small cell WWAN base stations operating within scanning distance of the information handling system operating as the WLAN AP.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the application processor generates the first and second weighted potential interferences based on measured or predicted channel occupancy of neighboring small cell WWAN-base stations operating in a candidate channel frequency.

5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

the application processor determining an updated geographic location of the information handling system operating as the WLAN AP after movement of the information handling system, and determining a direction of further movement to the optimal geographic location from the updated geographic location; and

the digital display displaying a graphical indicator of the direction of further movement to the optimal geographic location from the updated geographic location.

6. The system of claim 5 , further comprising, the application processor repeating the determination of the updated geographic location and the direction of the optimal geographic location from the updated geographic location, each time a preset time period elapses, until the updated geographic location matches the optimal geographic location.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical indicator of the direction of the optimal geographic location from the first geographic location comprises an LED direction indicator light.

8. A method for channel and location optimization for a WLAN AP comprising:

determining, via an application processor, a first weighted potential interference between the WLAN AP and each of a plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations operating at a radio channel frequency similar to the WLAN AP operating at a first geographic location;

determining a second weighted potential interference between the WLAN AP and each of a plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations operating at the radio channel frequency as the WLAN AP operating at a second geographic location that is a candidate optimal geographic location;

wherein the determination of the first or second weighted potential interference is based on reported location interference and traffic levels, path loss assessment levels, and base transceiver utilization assessment levels for a plurality of wireless links operating on the WLAN AP and neighboring small cell WWAN base stations;

defining the second geographic location as the optimal geographic location of the WLAN AP when the second weighted potential interference is lesser than the first weighted potential interference;

determining the direction of the optimal geographic location from the first geographic location; and

displaying a graphical indicator of the direction of the optimal geographic location from the first geographic location.

9. The method for channel and location optimization for a WLAN AP of claim 8 further comprising:

determining a plurality of weighted potential interferences, based on a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile for a plurality of wireless links operating on the radio channel frequency, between the WLAN AP and each of the plurality of wireless links, each of the plurality of weighted potential interferences being associated with the WLAN AP operating at additional geographic locations that are candidate optimal geographic locations for the WLAN AP;

identifying one of the plurality of weighted potential interferences as having the lowest value; and

defining the geographic location associated with the one of the plurality of weighted potential interferences having the lowest value as the optimal geographic location of the WLAN AP.

10. The method for channel and location optimization for a WLAN AP of claim 8 , wherein the first and second weighted potential interferences are generated based on a collection of wireless traffic reports of the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile, each wireless traffic report describing at least position, radio channel frequency of transmission, and traffic at each of a plurality of small cell WWAN base stations operating within scanning distance of the WLAN AP.

11. The method for channel and location optimization for a WLAN AP of claim 10 , wherein the first and second weighted potential interferences are generated based on measured or predicted channel occupancy of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations operating in a candidate channel frequency.

12. The method for channel and location optimization for a WLAN AP of claim 8 , further comprising:

determining an updated geographic location of the WLAN AP after movement of the WLAN AP, and determining a direction of further movement to the optimal geographic location from the updated geographic location; and

displaying a graphical indicator of a direction of further movement to the optimal geographic location from the updated geographic location.

13. The method for channel and location optimization for a WLAN AP of claim 12 , further comprising repeating the determination of the updated geographic location and the direction of the optimal geographic location from the updated geographic location, each time a preset time period elapses, until the updated geographic location matches the optimal geographic location.

14. The method for channel and location optimization for a WLAN AP of claim 8 , wherein the graphical indicator of the direction of the optimal geographic location from the first location comprises an LED backlit arrow indicator.

15. An information handling system comprising:

an application processor receiving a first geographic location of a remotely located WLAN AP and a first orientation of the WLAN AP within a network of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations operating at a similar radio channel frequency;

an application processor executing code instructions of a WLAN AP base transceiver location optimization system to select an optimal geographic location of the WLAN AP by:

determining a first weighted potential interference between the WLAN AP and each of a plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations operating at a radio channel frequency similar to that of the WLAN AP operating at a first geographic location;

determining a second weighted potential interference between the WLAN AP and each of a plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations operating at the radio channel frequency similar to that of the WLAN AP operating at a second geographic location that is a candidate optimal geographic location;

wherein the determination of the first or second weighted potential interference is based on reported location interference and traffic levels, path loss assessment levels, and base transceiver utilization assessment levels for a plurality of wireless links operating on the WLAN AP and at the radio channel frequency of the neighboring small cell WWAN base stations;

defining the second geographic location as the optimal geographic location of the WLAN AP among the neighboring small cell WWAN base stations operating at the radio channel frequency similar to the WLAN AP when the second weighted potential interference is lesser than the first weighted potential interference;

the application processor determining the direction of the optimal geographic location from the first geographic location based upon the first orientation of the WLAN AP; and

the application processor transmitting machine readable executable code instructions to the WLAN AP digital display to display a graphical indicator of the direction of the optimal geographic location from the first geographic location.

16. The information handling system of claim 15 further comprising:

the application processor determining a plurality of weighted potential interferences, based on a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile for a plurality of wireless links operating on the radio channel frequency, between the WLAN AP and each of the plurality of wireless links, each of the plurality of weighted potential interferences being associated with the WLAN AP operating at additional geographic locations that are candidate optimal geographic locations for the WLAN AP;

identifying one of the plurality of weighted potential interferences as having the lowest value; and

defining the geographic location associated with the one of the plurality of weighted potential interferences having the lowest value as the optimal geographic location of the WLAN AP.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the application processor generates the first and second weighted potential interferences based on a collection of wireless traffic reports of the spatial-temporal radio frequency profile, each wireless traffic report describing at least position, radio channel frequency of transmission, and traffic at each of a plurality of small cell WWAN base stations operating within scanning distance of the WLAN AP.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the application processor generates the first and second weighted potential interferences based on measured or predicted channel occupancy of neighboring base transceiver systems operating in a candidate channel frequency.

19. The system of claim 15 , further comprising the application processor receiving an updated geographic location of the WLAN AP after movement of the WLAN AP, determining a direction of further movement to the optimal geographic location from the updated geographic location, and transmitting machine readable executable code instructions to the digital display to display a graphical indicator of the direction of further movement to the optimal geographic location from the updated geographic location.

20. The system of claim 19 , further comprising, the application processor repeating the determination of the updated geographic location and the direction of the optimal geographic location from the updated geographic location, each time a preset time period elapses, until the updated geographic location matches the optimal geographic location.