Method and apparatus for optimizing selection of radio channel frequency and geographic location for WLAN access points
A system and method includes selecting an optimal geographic location of a WLAN AP via execution of code instructions of a WLAN AP base transceiver location optimization system to determine a first weighted potential interference between the WLAN AP and each of a plurality of neighboring base transceiver systems, associated with a WLAN AP operating at a first geographic location and determine a second weighted potential interference between the WLAN AP and each of a plurality of neighboring base transceiver systems, associated with 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 a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile for a plurality of wireless links operating on the WLAN AP and neighboring base transceiver systems, and if the second weighted potential interference is lesser than the first weighted potential interference, defining the second geographic location as the optimal geographic location of the WLAN AP and determining and displaying the direction of the optimal geographic location from the first geographic location.
1. An information handling system configured to operate as a WWAN access point (AP) comprising:
at least one wireless adapter for communicating on a radio channel frequency within a shared communication frequency band;
an application processor receiving reported location interference and traffic levels, path loss assessment levels, and base transceiver utilization assessment levels for a plurality of wireless links from the at least one wireless adapter and a plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations and the plurality of Wi-Fi access points for use in determining weighted potential interference levels;
the application processor executing code instructions to select an optimal geographic location of the information handling system relative to the plurality of Wi-Fi access points and the plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations by:
determining a first weighted potential interference level between the information handling system and the plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations and the plurality of Wi-Fi access points operating at the radio channel frequency at a first geographic location;
determining a second weighted potential interference level between the information handling system and the plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations and the plurality of Wi-Fi access points operating at the radio channel frequency at a second geographic location that is a candidate optimal geographic location;
defining the second geographic location as the optimal geographic location of the information handling system to operate as the WWAN AP when the second weighted potential interference level is less than the first weighted potential interference level; and
a digital display notifying a user of the optimal geographic location relative to the first geographic location.
2. The information handling system of claim 1 further comprising:
the application processor determining a plurality of weighted potential interference levels in addition to the first weighted potential interference level for a plurality of wireless links operating on the radio channel frequency at one of a plurality of additional geographic locations that are candidate optimal geographic locations;
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 configured to operate as the WWAN 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 a plurality of unlicensed small cell WWAN base stations and the plurality of Wi-Fi access points operating within scanning distance of the information handling system configured to operate as the WWAN 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 base transceiver systems 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 configured to operate as the WWAN AP after movement, 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 iteratively repeating the determination of the updated geographic location relative to the optimal geographic location until the updated geographic location matches the optimal geographic location.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor notifies the user when the geographic location of the information handling system configured to operate as the WWAN AP matches the optimal geographic location.
8. A method for channel and location optimization for a WWAN AP comprising:
receiving, via a wireless adapter, reported location interference and traffic levels, path loss assessment levels, and base transceiver utilization assessment levels for a plurality of wireless links from the at least one wireless adapter and a plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations and a plurality of Wi-Fi access points for use in determining weighted potential interference levels;
determining, via an application processor, a first weighted potential interference level between the information handling system and the plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations and the plurality of Wi-Fi access points operating at the radio channel frequency at a first geographic location and a second weighted potential interference level between the information handling system and the plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations and the plurality of Wi-Fi access points operating at the radio channel frequency at a second geographic location that is a candidate optimal geographic location;
selecting the second geographic location as an optimal geographic location of the WWAN AP when the second weighted potential interference level is less than the first weighted potential interference level; 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 WWAN AP of claim 8 further comprising:
determining a plurality of weighted potential interference levels in addition to the first weighted potential interference level for a plurality of wireless links operating on the radio channel frequency at one of a plurality of additional geographic locations that are candidate optimal geographic locations; and
selecting one of the plurality of weighted potential interference levels having the lowest value as the optimal geographic location of the WWAN AP.
10. The method for channel and location optimization for the WWAN 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 unlicensed small cell WWAN base stations and Wi-Fi access points operating within scanning distance of the WWAN AP.
11. The method for channel and location optimization for the WWAN AP of claim 10 , wherein the first and second weighted potential interferences are generated based on measured or predicted channel occupancy of neighboring base transceiver systems operating in a candidate channel frequency.
12. The method for channel and location optimization for the WWAN AP of claim 8 , further comprising:
determining an updated geographic location of the WWAN AP after movement of the WWAN 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 the WWAN AP of claim 12 , further comprising iteratively repeating the determination of the updated geographic location and the direction of the optimal geographic location from the updated geographic location until the updated geographic location matches the optimal geographic location.
14. The method for channel and location optimization for the WWAN AP of claim 8 , wherein the processor notifies a user when the geographic location of the WWAN AP matches the optimal geographic location.
15. An information handling system configured to operate as a WWAN access point (AP) comprising:
at least one wireless adapter for communicating on a radio channel frequency within a shared communication frequency band;
an application processor receiving reported location interference and traffic levels, path loss assessment levels, and base transceiver utilization assessment levels for a plurality of wireless links from the at least one wireless adapter and a plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations and a plurality of Wi-Fi access points for use in determining weighted potential interference levels;
an application processor executing code instructions to select an optimal geographic location of the information handling system relative to a plurality of Wi-Fi access points and the plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations by:
determining a first weighted potential interference level between the information handling system and the plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations and the plurality of Wi-Fi access points operating at the radio channel frequency at a first geographic location and a plurality of candidate weighted potential interference level between the information handling system and the plurality of neighboring small cell WWAN base stations and the plurality of Wi-Fi access points operating at the radio channel frequency at a plurality of additional geographic locations that are candidate optimal geographic locations;
comparing the first weighted potential interference level with the candidate weighted potential interference levels;
selecting the optimal geographic location of the information handling system to operate as the WWAN AP as the lowest weighted potential interference level; and
notifying a user where the optimal geographic location is relative to the first geographic location.
16. The information handling system of claim 15 further comprising:
selecting the first geographic location if the first weighted potential interference level has the lowest value as the optimal geographic location of the information handling system configured to operate as the WWAN AP.
17. The system of claim 15 , wherein the application processor generates the first weighted potential interference level and plurality of candidate weighted potential interference levels 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 unlicensed small cell WWAN base stations and Wi-Fi access points operating within scanning distance of the information handling system configured to operate as the WWAN AP.
18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the application processor generates the first and second weighted potential interference level and the plurality of candidate weighted potential interference levels 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 information handling system configured to operate as the WWAN AP after movement, determining a direction of further movement to the optimal geographic location from the updated geographic location, and transmitting notification to the user that the optimal geographic location of the direction of 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 until the updated geographic location matches the optimal geographic location.