Patent ID: 6973622

Claim:
A method for analyzing and adjusting a wireless communications network, comprising the steps of: generating or using, with a computer or server, a computerized model of a wireless communications network within a physical space in which said wireless communications network is deployed, said computerized model providing a site specific representation of one or more of a floor plan, building layout, terrain characteristics, or RF characteristics, said computerized model identifying locations within said physical space of one or more components used in said wireless communications network, said computerized model having modeled attributes for at least one each of said one or more components; receiving, at said computer or server, measurement data from one or more measurement collectors or agents located in said physical space, said one or more measurement collectors or agents being the same or different from one or more of said one or more components used in said wireless communications network; predicting, at said computer or server, one or more performance metrics for said wireless communications network, wherein predictions are made based on said modeled attributes for said at least one of said one or more components, and said measurement data from said one or more measurement collectors or agents; and changing settings or configurations of at least one component of said wireless communications network based on instructions sent from said computer or server.