Method and apparatus for node adding decision support in a wireless network

摘要

The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for determining whether a new node can be added to a wireless network at a specified position. Information concerning those existing network nodes that are in the neighbourhood of an inputted position of the new node is extracted from a dynamic network management database. The information extracted from the dynamic network management database comprise dynamic position data and/or dynamic transmitting/receiving characteristics data of the existing network nodes. The information regarding the existing network nodes neighbouring the inputted position of the new network node as extracted from the dynamic network management database is used to calculate a network coverage at the inputted position. Finally, the result of the calculated network coverage at the inputted position is outputted. Using such a decision support devices the advantage that a more reliable forecast of the network coverage is possible.