Simulation of Wi-Fi signal propagation in three-dimensional visualization

1. A method comprising:

identifying a plurality of access points in a 3-D space;

determining a wireless signal strength for each of the plurality of access points;

determining an interference with the wireless signal strength of each of the plurality of access points by:

determining a distance and an angle between a respective access point of and a neighboring access point, and

determining a signal strength within an area defined by the distance and the angle, wherein the interference is caused by the neighboring access point of the plurality of access points in the 3-D space; and

presenting a 3-D visualization of a wireless signal propagation pattern representing the wireless signal strength from each of the plurality of access points in the 3-D space and the interference from the neighboring access point, wherein the wireless signal propagation pattern includes partitioning of the 3-D space into one or more segments based on a degree of the wireless signal strength and the interference from the neighboring access point, and wherein the 3-D space is visualized as a building plan.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the wireless signal strength for each of the plurality of access points includes:

projecting a plurality of ray-paths in a plurality of directions in the 3-D space, wherein the ray-paths originate from each of the plurality of access points and emanate in a variety of X, Y, and Z planes;

determining whether the ray-paths interface with one or more materials defined in the building plan;

for each ray-path of the ray-paths that interface with the one or more materials defined in the building plan, segmenting the respective ray-path into contiguous segments of substantially uniform mediums; and

determining the wireless signal strength at points along the contiguous segments of the ray-paths, wherein the wireless signal strength degrades along the contiguous segments of the ray-paths as defined by a wireless signal propagation model as a function of distance through the contiguous segments and characteristics of the wireless signal strength through the substantially uniform mediums through which the contiguous segments traverse.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

marking a portion of the one or more segments if the wireless signal propagation pattern at the portion is smaller than a threshold.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

modifying a configuration of one or more access points within the portion of which the wireless signal propagation pattern is smaller than the threshold.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving data associated with client devices in the 3-D space; and

updating the 3-D visualization of the wireless signal propagation pattern based on the data associated with the client devices in the 3-D space.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the data associated with the client devices includes at least one of a location of the client devices in the 3-D space, a number of the client devices in each of the one or more segments, received signal strength indicators (RSSIs) from the client devices, and a type of network services used by the client devices.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the interference with the wireless signal strength of each of the plurality of access points includes determining information associated with a band or a channel of the plurality of access points.

8. A system comprising:

a storage configured to store instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the instructions and cause the processor to:

identify a plurality of access points in a 3-D space,

determine a wireless signal strength for each of the plurality of access points,

determine an interference with the wireless signal strength of each of the plurality of access points by:

determining a distance and an angle between a respective access point and a neighboring access point, and

determining a signal strength within an area defined by the distance and the angle,

wherein the interference is caused by the neighboring access point of the plurality of access points in the 3-D space, and

present a 3-D visualization of a wireless signal propagation pattern representing the wireless signal strength from each of the plurality of access points in the 3-D space and the interference from the neighboring access point, wherein the wireless signal propagation pattern includes partitioning of the 3-D space into one or more segments based on a degree of the wireless signal strength and the interference from the neighboring access point, and wherein the 3-D space is visualized as a building plan.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions and cause the processor to:

project a plurality of ray-paths in a plurality of directions in the 3-D space, wherein the ray-paths originate from each of the plurality of access points and emanate in a variety of X, Y, and Z planes;

determine whether the ray-paths interface with one or more materials defined in the building plan;

for each ray-path of the ray-paths that interface with the one or more materials defined in the building plan, segmenting the respective ray-path into contiguous segments of substantially uniform mediums; and

determine the wireless signal strength at points along the contiguous segments of the ray-paths, wherein the wireless signal strength degrades along the contiguous segments of the ray-paths as defined by a wireless signal propagation model as a function of distance through the contiguous segments and characteristics of the wireless signal strength through the substantially uniform mediums through which the contiguous segments traverse.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions and cause the processor to:

mark a portion of the one or more segments if the wireless signal propagation pattern at the portion is smaller than a threshold.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions and cause the processor to:

modify a configuration of one or more access points within the portion of which the wireless signal propagation pattern is smaller than the threshold.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions and cause the processor to:

receive data associated with client devices in the 3-D space; and

update the 3-D visualization of the wireless signal propagation pattern based on the data associated with the client devices in the 3-D space.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the data associated with the client devices includes at least one of a location of the client devices in the 3-D space, a number of the client devices in each of the one or more segments, received signal strength indicators (RSSIs) from the client devices, and a type of network services used by the client devices.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, the instructions, when executed by a computing system, cause the computing system to:

identify a plurality of access points in a 3-D space;

determine a wireless signal strength for each of the plurality of access points;

determine an interference with the wireless signal strength of each of the plurality of access points by:

determining a distance and an angle between a respective access point and a neighboring access point, and

determining a signal strength within an area defined by the distance and the angle,

wherein the interference is caused by the neighboring access point of the plurality of access points in the 3-D space; and

present a 3-D visualization of a wireless signal propagation pattern representing the wireless signal strength from each of the plurality of access points in the 3-D space and the interference from the neighboring access point, wherein the wireless signal propagation pattern includes partitioning of the 3-D space into one or more segments based on a degree of the wireless signal strength and the interference from the neighboring access point, and wherein the 3-D space is visualized as a building plan.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the computer readable medium further comprises instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to:

project a plurality of ray-paths in a plurality of directions in the 3-D space, wherein the ray-paths originate from each of the plurality of access points and emanate in a variety of X, Y, and Z planes;

determine whether the ray-paths interface with one or more materials defined in the building plan;

for each ray-path of the ray-paths that interface with the one or more materials defined in the building plan, segmenting the respective ray-path into contiguous segments of substantially uniform mediums; and

determine the wireless signal strength at points along the contiguous segments of the ray-paths, wherein the wireless signal strength degrades along the contiguous segments of the ray-paths as defined by a wireless signal propagation model as a function of distance through the contiguous segments and characteristics of the wireless signal strength through the substantially uniform mediums through which the contiguous segments traverse.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the computer readable medium further comprises instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to:

mark a portion of the one or more segments if the wireless signal propagation pattern at the portion is smaller than a threshold; and

modify a configuration of one or more access points within the portion of which the wireless signal propagation pattern is smaller than the threshold.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the computer readable medium further comprises instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to:

receive data associated with client devices in the 3-D space; and

update the 3-D visualization of the wireless signal propagation pattern based on the data associated with the client devices in the 3-D space.