Patent ID: 7860507

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving a layout of a space and user-specified parameters of a wireless local area network, said user-specified parameters comprising a requirement to employ one or more wireless network protocols; performing a first phase of an algorithm by automatically providing a first solution for an optimized layout of wireless access points within said space using at least in part said user-specified parameters, wherein said first phase comprises identifying a location of backhaul nodes for connecting said wireless local area network to an external wired network using at least one of said one or more wireless network protocols to ensure connectivity of said wireless local area network with a wired network; performing a second phase of said algorithm by further automatically adjusting said first solution and providing a second solution for said optimized layout of the wireless access points within said space, wherein the second phase comprises identifying locations of the wireless access points using one or more of said one or more wireless network protocols to ensure sufficient throughput in said wireless access points, and performing a third phase of said algorithm by further automatically adjusting said second solution and providing a third solution for said optimized layout of the wireless access points within said space, wherein the third phase comprises identifying locations of the wireless access points using at least two or more of said one or more wireless network protocols to ensure sufficient throughput in said wireless access points in corresponding hot spot areas of said space comprised in said user-specified parameters.