Narrow beam mesh network
Methods, apparatuses, and systems relating to narrow beam communications and wireless networking are disclosed. Exemplary methods for wireless networking and communications may include identifying a geographic area, receiving topography data related to the geographic area, analyzing the topography data, identifying a first line of sight path related to a first access point location and one or more customer premises device locations based at least in part on the analyzing, and identifying a second line of sight path based at least in part on a predetermined amount.
1. A method for wireless networking and communications, comprising:
identifying a geographic area;
receiving topography data related to one or more geographic areas including signal inhibitor related data;
comparing a first access point location and one or more customer premises device locations with a location of one or more signal inhibitors;
identifying one or more alternatives of a first line of sight path related to the first access point location;
adjusting a narrow beam communication device including adjusting a direction of the first access point an amount relative to the first line of sight path.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
comparing the first access point location and the customer premises device location; and
determining a second line of sight path from the first access point based at least in part on the comparison.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein adjusting is based at least in part on the first line of sight path, a second line of sight path, or both.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
calculating trends of network performance based at least in part on received historical network performance data over a pre-determined period of time and identifying the signal inhibitor.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the signal inhibitor comprises vegetation, or a home, a structure in the geographic area.
6. An apparatus for wireless networking and communications, comprising:
a processor;
memory in electronic communication with the processor; and
instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
identify a geographic area;
receive topography data related to one or more geographic areas including signal inhibitor related data;
compare a first access point location and one or more customer premises device locations with a location of one or more signal inhibitors;
identify one or more alternatives of a first line of sight path related to the first access point location;
adjust a narrow beam communication device including adjusting a direction of the first access point an amount relative to the first line of sight path.
7. The apparatus of claim 6 , the instructions being further executable to:
compare the first access point location and the customer premises device location with a location of the signal inhibitor; and
determine a second line of sight path from the first access point.
8. The apparatus of claim 6 , the instructions are further executable to cause the apparatus to:
adjust an antenna a predetermined amount relative to the first line of sight path.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein adjusting the antenna is based at least in part on the first line of sight path, a second line of sight path, or both.
10. The apparatus of claim 6 , the instructions being further executable to:
calculate trends of network performance based at least in part on received historical network performance data over a pre-determined period of time and identifying the signal inhibitor.
11. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the signal inhibitor comprises vegetation, or a home, a structure in the geographic area.
12. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code, the code executable by a processor to:
identify a geographic area;
receive topography data related to one or more geographic areas including signal inhibitor related data;
compare a first access point location and one or more customer premises device locations with a location of one or more signal inhibitors;
identify one or more alternatives of a first line of sight path related to the first access point location;
adjust a narrow beam communication device including adjusting a direction of the first access point an amount relative to the first line of sight path.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , the code executable by the processor to:
compare the first access point location and the customer premises device location;
determine a second line of sight path from the first access point based at least in part on the comparison;
adjust a direction of the narrow beam communication based in part on the second line of sight path.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the signal inhibitor comprises vegetation, or a home, a structure in the geographic area.