Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system which facilitates easy and smooth detection of available one or more Point-of-sale (POS) terminals automatically at a merchant's site when a user desires to use a user device in order to pay for services/goods availed by the user device. The present invention provides a scalable, easy to use, seamless, and an efficient method to detect the POS terminals over a Wi-Fi network available to the user equipment. Information corresponding to the detected and available POS terminals are presented on the user device so that the user may easily select an appropriate POS terminal and may initiate the further payment process. The one or more available POS terminals are detected by the user device with the help of a first server device and a second server device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system which facilitates easy and smooth detection of available one or more Point-of-sale (POS) terminals automatically at a merchant's site when a user desires to use a user device in order to pay for services/goods availed by the user device. The present invention provides a scalable, easy to use, seamless, and an efficient method to detect the POS terminals over a Wi-Fi network available to the user equipment. Information corresponding to the detected and available POS terminals are presented on the user device so that the user may easily select an appropriate POS terminal and may initiate the further payment process. The one or more available POS terminals are detected by the user device with the help of a first server device and a second server device.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to performing a handover on a user equipment [140] from a serving base station [110] to a target base station. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving a handover report from the user equipment [140]; identifying at least one access point [130A, 130B]; transmitting a request message to at least one of the at least one access point [130A, 130B] and a network entity; receiving the response messages from at least one of the at least one access point [130A, 130B] and the network entity; and processing at least one of the first response message and the second response message for performing the handover from the serving base station [110] to one of the neighbouring target base stations [120A, 120B].

Abstract: Systems [100A/100B] and methods [700/800] for allocating wireless channel/s to wireless access point/s [102] are disclosed. More particularly, the embodiments of the present invention comprise steps of: determining at least one candidate wireless channel, providing an initial score to each of the at least one candidate wireless channel, determining a channel overlapping parameter and a signal strength factor, determining a channel score based on the initial score, the channel overlapping parameter, the signal strength factor and a reduction weight, applying a positive offset to update the channel score of each of the at least one candidate wireless channel, selecting the at least one wireless channel for the at least one wireless access point [102A] based on the updated channel score, and allocating the at least one wireless channel to the at least one wireless access point [102A].

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to performing a handover on a user equipment [140] from a serving base station [110] to a target base station. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving a handover report from the user equipment [140]; identifying at least one access point [130A, 130B]; transmitting a request message to at least one of the at least one access point [130A, 130B] and a network entity; receiving the response messages from at least one of the at least one access point [130A, 130B] and the network entity; and processing at least one of the first response message and the second response message for performing the handover from the serving base station [110] to one of the neighbouring target base stations [120A, 120B].

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a network entity assisted system and method for detection of Honeypot access point. More particularly, the embodiments may disclose a method for authenticating the access point based on a request from a user equipment; the method comprising: comparing an AP identifier with a pre-configured list of AP identifiers to generate one of a positive response and a negative response; transmitting one of a denial response and a verification request; receiving one of a positive verification response and a negative verification response from the authorized AP; transmitting one of a positive authentication response and negative authentication response to maintain the connection with the authorized AP and release the connection with Honeypot AP, respectively.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for automatically connecting an IoT device [130] to an access point [120] via a wireless network [140], comprising: receiving a configuration setting request at an onboarding server [110] from the access point [120] pursuant to receiving a broadcasting probe request from the IoT device [130] at the access point [120], transmitting one of a configuration setting and a default setting to the access point [120] based on a status of the IoT device [130] wherein status includes one of an on-board and an off-board, establishing one of a permanent connection using the configuration setting and a temporary connection using the default setting between the access point [120] and the IoT device [130] via the wireless network [140]; and switching the status of the IoT device [130] to the on-board in an event the temporary connection is established.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to allocating at least one wireless channel to an access point by a central entity [104]. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising: detecting at least two access points [for e.g. 102A, 102B] from a plurality of access points operating within at least one available wireless spectrum; prioritizing the at least two access points [for e.g. 102A, 102B] based on one of the increasing order and the decreasing order of a count of the one or more neighbouring access points; forming at least one group from the plurality of wireless channels and sequentially allocating at least one of the at least one unallocated wireless channel to each of the at least two access points [for e.g. 102A, 102B].

Abstract: Embodiment of the present disclosure relates to resolving physical cell identity confusion in heterogenous networks. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving a handover request including a first physical cell identity of a first target base station [120A]; comparing the first physical cell identity with a neighbour list comprising the first physical cell identity of the first target base station [120A] and a second physical cell identity of a second target base station [120B]; transmitting an identifier of an access point [130A, 130B, 130C, 130D] to the first target base station base stations [120A] and the second target base station [120B]; and analysing response messages received from each of the first target base stations [120A] and the second target base station [120B] for performing a handover from a serving base station [102] to one of the first target base station [120A] and the second target base station [120B].

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for determining a capacity utilisation of at least one of a cluster [104] and a base station [102]. More particularly, the embodiments may disclose a method for determining the capacity utilisation by receiving at least one message from at least one user equipment [110], wherein the at least one user equipment [110] belongs to the at least one cluster [104] having at least one cluster identifier and the at least one message includes uplink data and downlink data of the at least one user equipment [110]; generating a capacity utilisation list for said at least one cluster [104]; updating the capacity utilisation list with the uplink data and the downlink data; and determining a capacity utilisation for at least one of the cluster [104] and the base station [102] based on the uplink data and the downlink data.

Abstract: Systems [100A/100B] and methods [700/800] for allocating wireless channel/s to wireless access point/s [102] are disclosed. More particularly, the embodiments of the present invention comprise steps of: determining at least one candidate wireless channel, providing an initial score to each of the at least one candidate wireless channel, determining a channel overlapping parameter and a signal strength factor, determining a channel score based on the initial score, the channel overlapping parameter, the signal strength factor and a reduction weight, applying a positive offset to update the channel score of each of the at least one candidate wireless channel, selecting the at least one wireless channel for the at least one wireless access point [102A] based on the updated channel score, and allocating the at least one wireless channel to the at least one wireless access point [102A].

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for automatically connecting an IoT device [130] to an access point [120] via a wireless network [140], comprising: receiving a configuration setting request at an onboarding server [110] from the access point [120] pursuant to receiving a broadcasting probe request from the IoT device [130] at the access point [120], transmitting one of a configuration setting and a default setting to the access point [120] based on a status of the IoT device [130] wherein status includes one of an on-board and an off-board, establishing one of a permanent connection using the configuration setting and a temporary connection using the default setting between the access point [120] and the IoT device [130] via the wireless network [140]; and switching the status of the IoT device [130] to the on-board in an event the temporary connection is established.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to allocating at least one wireless channel to an access point by a central entity [104]. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed comprising: detecting at least two access points [for e.g. 102A, 102B] from a plurality of access points operating within at least one available wireless spectrum; prioritizing the at least two access points [for e.g. 102A, 102B] based on one of the increasing order and the decreasing order of a count of the one or more neighbouring access points; forming at least one group from the plurality of wireless channels and sequentially allocating at least one of the at least one unallocated wireless channel to each of the at least two access points [for e.g. 102A, 102B].

Abstract: Embodiment of the present disclosure relates to resolving physical cell identity confusion in heterogenous networks. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving a handover request including a first physical cell identity of a first target base station [120A]; comparing the first physical cell identity with a neighbour list comprising the first physical cell identity of the first target base station [120A] and a second physical cell identity of a second target base station [120B]; transmitting an identifier of an access point [130A, 130B, 130C, 130D] to the first target base station base stations [120A] and the second target base station [120B]; and analysing response messages received from each of the first target base stations [120A] and the second target base station [120B] for performing a handover from a serving base station [102] to one of the first target base station [120A] and the second target base station [120B].

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for determining a capacity utilisation of at least one of a cluster [104] and a base station [102]. More particularly, the embodiments may disclose a method for determining the capacity utilisation by receiving at least one message from at least one user equipment [110], wherein the at least one user equipment [110] belongs to the at least one cluster [104] having at least one cluster identifier and the at least one message includes uplink data and downlink data of the at least one user equipment [110]; generating a capacity utilisation list for said at least one cluster [104]; updating the capacity utilisation list with the uplink data and the downlink data; and determining a capacity utilisation for at least one of the cluster [104] and the base station [102] based on the uplink data and the downlink data.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to system and method for one of authenticating an authorized AP [106A] and barring a honeypot AP [106C]. More particularly, the embodiments may disclose a method for authenticating the access point based on a request from a user equipment [104A]; the method comprising steps of: comparing an AP identifier with a pre-configured list of AP identifiers to generate one of a positive response and a negative response; transmitting one of a denial response and a verification request; receiving one of a positive verification response and a negative verification response from the authorized AP [106A]; transmitting one of a positive authentication response to maintain the connection with the authorized AP [106A] in response to the positive verification response and a negative authentication response to release the connection with the honeypot AP [106C] in response to the negative verification response received from the authorized AP [106A].