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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 07, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2015
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Baljit Singh, Cumming, GA (US);
OM Prakash Suthar, Naperville, IL (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments herein use a real-time closed-loop system to optimize a wireless network. The system includes a drone controlled by a self-organizing network (SON) to retrieve RF data corresponding to the wireless network. In one embodiment, the SON provides the drone with a predetermined path through the coverage area of the wireless network. As the drone traverses the path, a RF scanner mounted on the drone collects RF data. The drone transmits this data to the SON which processes the RF data to identify problems in the wireless network (e.g., cell tower interference). The SON generates one or more actions for correcting the identified problem and transmits these actions to a wireless network controller. Once the wireless network controller performs the action, the SON instructs the drone to re-traverse the portion of the path to determine if the problem has been resolved.