Patent ID: 7734296
Filing Date: 2010-06-08
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: storing, in a data store, a physical network model of a network environment, the network environment comprising one or more central controllers and one or more access points each operative to associate with a central controller, the physical network model comprising one or more region objects, each region object corresponding to a physical region of the network environment, each region object further including one or more radio frequency (RF) coverage maps, each RF coverage map defining a location of one or more access points and RF properties of a physical space; accessing, by a network management server, a first mapping definition that defines a first operational association between a location server and one or more region objects of the physical network model, wherein the location server is operative to track and provide location information associated with one or more network stations; accessing, by the network management server, a second mapping definition that defines a second operational association between the location server and one or more central controllers; transmitting, by the network management server, the one or more region objects in the first mapping definition to the location server; and configuring, by the network management server, the location server and the one or more central controllers in the second mapping definition to interoperate.