Patent Document ID: 9420528
Application ID: 14712838
Patent Status: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of managing Wi-Fi access points (APs), comprising: selecting by a processor between a global optimization and a local optimization of Wi-Fi AP parameters based at least in part on one or more factors; causing a global optimization to be performed in the event that a global optimization is selected, the global optimization comprising: searching for adjustments to a first set of Wi-Fi AP parameters that optimize an overall performance associated with a global region, the global region including a first set of APs; and causing a local optimization to be performed in the event that a local optimization is selected, the local optimization comprising: determining a localized region including a second set of APs, wherein the second set of APs is a subset of the first set of APs; determining a portion of the second set of APs and a remaining portion of the second set of APs; keeping a set of Wi-Fi AP parameters corresponding to the remaining portion of the second set of APs unchanged; and searching for adjustments to a set of Wi-Fi AP parameters corresponding to the portion of the second set of APs that optimize an overall performance associated with the localized region including the second set of APs.