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A method is provided for determining service coverage for a wireless network using information indicating quality of service coverage for the wireless network, wherein the information is determined using wireless devices in conjunction with the wireless network. When the wireless device is coupled t

A method is provided for determining service coverage for a wireless network using information indicating quality of service coverage for the wireless network, wherein the information is determined using wireless devices in conjunction with the wireless network. When the wireless device is coupled through an access point to the wireless network using a wireless communication channel, information indicating quality of service coverage for the wireless network may be received from the wireless device and gathered in a database. The quality of service coverage for the wireless network may then be monitored using the information in the database.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for determining service coverage for a wireless network having a plurality of access points, said method comprising: receiving information indicating a quality of service at least partially defining service coverage for the wireless network, wherein said information

What is claimed is: 1. A method for determining service coverage for a wireless network having a plurality of access points, said method comprising: receiving information indicating a quality of service at least partially defining service coverage for the wireless network, wherein said information is received from at least one wireless device that has gathered the information while being communicatively coupled through at least one of said plurality of access points to the wireless network using a wireless communication channel, and wherein receiving information includes receiving previously measured information indicating the quality of service for a period of time during which the at least one wireless device measured a quality of service below a threshold, the previously measured information being received in response to the at least one wireless device measuring a current quality of service above the threshold; gathering the received information in a database; and monitoring quality of service for the wireless network using the gathered information. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein said received information includes first information identifying at least one of said plurality of access points. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said received information includes second information indicating quality of service of said wireless communication channel. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said received information includes third information corresponding to a location of said at least one wireless device. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said gathering further comprises: updating the database with location information corresponding to one or more geographic locations associated with said at least one wireless device. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said monitoring further comprises: reporting said gathered quality of service information over a period of time. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein said monitoring further comprises: reporting said gathered quality of service information defining service coverage corresponding to a geographic area. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein said reporting further comprises: reporting said gathered quality of service information indicating a geographic area where quality of service is below a threshold. 9. A method for reporting service coverage for a wireless network having a plurality of access points, said method comprising: determining information indicating a quality of service at least partially defining service coverage for the wireless network, wherein said information is gathered by at least one wireless device while being communicatively coupled to the wireless network through at least one of said plurality of access points using a wireless communication channel; storing at least a portion of said information in a memory in response to said quality of service being below a threshold; and providing the stored portion of said information to at least one of said plurality of access points when said quality of service corresponding to said wireless communication channel returns to being above the threshold. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein said information includes a portion of information identifying at least one wireless access point for the wireless network. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein said information further includes a location of said at least one wireless device. 12. A system for determining service coverage for a wireless network having a plurality of access points, the system comprising: means for receiving information indicating a quality of service at least partially defining service coverage for the wireless network, wherein the received information is received from at least one wireless device that has gathered the information while being communicatively coupled through at least one of said plurality of access points to the wireless network using a wireless communication channel, and wherein means for receiving information includes means for receiving previously measured information indicating the quality of service for a period of time during which the at least one wireless device measured a quality of service below a threshold, the previously measured information being received in response to the at least one wireless device measuring a current quality of service above the threshold; means for gathering said received information in a database; and means for monitoring quality of service for the wireless network using the gathered information. 13. The system of claim 12, wherein said received information includes first information identifying at least one of said plurality of access points. 14. The system of claim 12, wherein said received information further includes second information indicating quality of service of said wireless communication channel. 15. The system of claim 12, wherein said received information further includes third information corresponding to a location of said at least one wireless device. 16. The system of claim 12, wherein said gathering means further comprises: means for updating the database with location information corresponding to one or more geographic locations associated with said at least one wireless device. 17. The system of claim 12, wherein said monitoring means further comprises: means for reporting said gathered information indicating quality of service over a period of time. 18. The system of claim 12, wherein said monitoring means further comprises: means for reporting said gathered quality of service information defining service coverage corresponding to a geographical area. 19. An apparatus for reporting service coverage for a wireless network having a plurality of access points, said apparatus comprising: means for determining information indicating a qualify of service at least partially defining service coverage for the wireless network, wherein the determined information is gathered by at least one wireless device while being communicatively coupled to the wireless network through at least one of said plurality of access points using a wireless communication channel: means for storing the information in response to the quality of service being below a threshold; and means for communicating the stored information to at least one of the plurality of access points in response to the quality of service returning to being above the threshold. 20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said determining means further comprises: means for identifying at least one of said plurality of access points of the wireless network. 21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein said determining means further comprises: means for determining quality of the service of said wireless communication channel that communicatively couples said wireless device to the at least one of said plurality of access points. 22. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein said determining means further comprises: means for determining a geographic location of said wireless device. 23. A device comprising: a transceiver; means for determining position information for the device at a plurality of time increments; means for determining quality of service information associated with the device at certain of said time increments and associating the quality of service with position information for the device at each of said time increments, wherein the quality of service information at least partially defines service coverage for the wireless network; means for providing information reflecting the quality of service information to a base station based upon a condition; means for storing the quality of service information in a memory in response to the quality of service being below a threshold; and means for communicating the stored quality of service information to an access point of the wireless network in response to the quality of service returning to being above the threshold. 24. The device of claim 23, wherein said stored quality of service information includes a position of the device when the quality of service is below the threshold. 25. A device for operation in a wireless network comprising: means for simultaneously determining position information for the device and quality of service information associated therewith within a network; and means for providing the quality of service information at least partially defining service coverage for the wireless network to a work station based on a condition; and means for storing said quality of service information in a memory wherein said means for providing further comprises: means for storing quality of service information in response to said quality of service failing to meet a threshold; and means for providing the stored quality of service information to the work station when the quality of service returns to meeting the threshold.