Patent ID: 8280388

Claim:
A method for providing link space data with respect to wireless links in a network, said method comprising: collecting a plurality of wireless link attributes with respect to all wireless nodes of the network; determining wireless links between nodes of the network, wherein said determined wireless links comprise all data links between nodes of the network and at least one RF link for which no data link is established; determining link quality of said data links between nodes of the network using at least a portion of the collected plurality of wireless link attributes; determining effective radiation proximity of said wireless nodes using at least a portion of said collected plurality of wireless link attributes and said determined wireless links; and presenting a link space representation of the network using said determined wireless links, said determined link quality, and said determined effective radiation proximity, wherein said link space representation includes a current status of all data links for said nodes of the network, link quality for said wireless links, and effective radiation proximity of said wireless nodes.