Method and apparatus for wireless network performance diagnostics via user equipment

摘要

A method, computer readable medium for diagnosing wireless network performance via a customer endpoint device are disclosed. For example, the method receives a request to perform a wireless network performance diagnostic test that is initiated by a customer endpoint device, establishes a session with the customer endpoint device, performs the wireless network performance diagnostic test in response to the request via the session using a packet generated by the customer endpoint device and provides diagnostic test data gathered from the wireless network performance diagnostic test to the customer endpoint device.

主权项

1. A method for diagnosing a wireless network performance, comprising:
receiving, by a processor of an application node, a request to perform a wireless network performance diagnostic test that is initiated by a customer endpoint device; activating, by the processor, a global positioning satellite receiver on the customer endpoint device to obtain a location of the customer endpoint device; establishing, by the processor, a session with the customer endpoint device using a cookie sent by the processor to the customer endpoint device in response to the request; performing, by the processor, the wireless network performance diagnostic test in response to the request via the session using a packet generated by the customer endpoint device after the customer endpoint device acquires a lock, wherein the wireless network performance diagnostic test is performed by the application server node in a cluster of a plurality of application server nodes; and providing, by the processor, diagnostic test data gathered from the wireless network performance diagnostic test to the customer endpoint device and a service provider of a wireless network, wherein the diagnostic test data allows the service provider to determine whether an additional base station should be deployed at the location based upon the wireless network performance diagnostic test.