Method and system for managing a plurality of wi-fi access points considering backhauls and energy consumption using a cloud based adaptive software defined network

Abstract

The invention provides a method and system for managing a plurality of Wi-Fi access points using a cloud based adaptive software defined network (A-SDN). The measurement data corresponding to a plurality of network variables are collected from one or more Wi-Fi access points and one or more client devices. Once the measurement data are collected, optimal operating channels and optimal transmit power for the one or more Wi-Fi access points are derived based on one or more network variables, backhaul limits corresponding to the one or more Wi-Fi access points and a download behavior of the one or more client devices using a real-time optimization. The real-time optimization includes deriving the optimal settings through heuristic solutions of an optimization problem formulated as a Mixed Integer Nonlinear Programming (MINLP) and a machine learning based optimization.