Patent ID: 7184770

Claim:
A method comprising: determining locations within a site for a first plurality of network devices, comprises: inputting physical dimensions of the site into a software modeling tool; inputting a total number of users; inputting a desired association rate; computing the first plurality of network devices to deploy, the computing of the first plurality of network devices (N) to deploy is performed in accordance with an equation N=o*s/(h*r 2 ), where “h” is a coefficient for an approximation of hexigon coverage, h≦3; “r” is a selected radius to achieve the desired association rate, “s” is a size of the site being covered, and “o” is an overlap factor determined by user to ensure smooth transition from one coverage area to another (o≧1); computing an initial placement of the first plurality of network devices; and calibrating the first plurality of network devices by each of the first plurality of network devices separately and successively transmitting wireless signals and mapping the quality of the wireless signals as measured by at least two network devices selected to be test receivers.