DETERMINING ACCESS POINT ORIENTATION BASED ON NEIGHBOR ACCESS POINT LOCATIONS

摘要

In an example embodiment, the orientation of a wireless device, such as an access point (AP) can be determined based on the location of neighboring wireless devices and the observed angle of arrival of signals from the wireless device at the neighboring wireless devices. For example, the angle of orientation can be determined by comparing an observed angle of arrival with the known actual angle between wireless devices. If a plurality of wireless devices measures the signal, the mean or median of the difference between observed angle of arrival of a signal from the wireless device with the actual angle for the plurality of wireless devices may be employed to determine the angular orientation.

主权项

1. Logic encoded in a tangible, non-transitory computer readable media for execution by a processor, and when executed, the logic is operable to:
receive respective physical locations of a first wireless device and a second wireless device; receive an angle of arrival of a signal transmitted between the first wireless device and the second wireless device; and determine an orientation of the first wireless device derived from the angle of arrival and the physical locations of the first and second wireless devices.