Control method and control system for controlling access points in a wireless network

Control system for controlling a wireless network comprising a plurality of access points being operable on a plurality of communication channels, the control system comprising:

• an obtaining unit for obtaining from each access point of the plurality of access points at least one traffic parameter, the at least one traffic parameter being representative for a traffic load of the respective access point;
• an identifying unit for identifying from said plurality of access points a target access point having a highest traffic load, based on said obtained at least one traffic parameter;
• a threshold defining unit for defining for each access point of the plurality of access points a corresponding interference threshold;
• a transmit power setting unit for determining a target transmit power and setting a transmit power of the target access point to the target transmit power;
• and
• a communication channel assigning unit for determining a target communication channel and assigning to the target access point the target communication channel from among the plurality of communication channels;
• wherein the target transmit power and target communication channel are determined such that an interference sensed by any one access point of the plurality of access points is lower than the corresponding interference threshold of said any one access point.