US 10,708,837 B2 · System and methods for client steering

Abstract

A method, system, and apparatus for optimizing a connection of a station (STA) in a mesh network of a plurality of 802.11 access points (APs) carried out by a client steering daemon (CSD) running on an AP of the plurality of APs. The CSD may calculate a cost ratio based on a plurality of metrics from a list and compare the signal strength information against a predetermined value. Based on the outcome of the signal strength comparison the CSD may analyze risk for the STA, determine a course of action for the STA based on the calculating, comparing, and analyzing and send instructions to a plurality of CSDs running on each of the plurality of APs for the course of action. The course of action may be keeping a STA associated with a current interface, guiding a STA to a destination interface, or kicking a STA to a destination interface.

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Dependent claims

A method for optimizing a connection of a first station (STA) in a mesh network of a plurality of 802.11 access points (APs) carried out by a client steering daemon (CSD) running on an AP of the plurality of APs, the method comprising:

calculating a cost ratio based on a plurality of metrics from a list stored on the AP, wherein the cost ratio is calculated by subtracting a cost of a destination interface from a cost of a current interface to produce a result, and dividing the result by the cost of the current interface;
comparing signal strength information of the destination interface against a predetermined value;
analyzing a risk assessment for the STA based on an outcome of the signal strength comparison;
and
sending an announcement message to a plurality of CSDs running on respective APs of each of the plurality of APs with instructions to guide the STA to the destination interface based on the cost ratio and the risk assessment.

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An access point (AP) running a client steering daemon (CSD) for optimizing a connection of a station (STA), the AP connected to a mesh network of a plurality of 802.11 APs, the AP comprising:

a transceiver;
a processor operatively coupled to the transceiver, the processor and transceiver configured to calculate a cost ratio based on a plurality of metrics from a list stored on the AP and compare signal strength information of a destination interface against a predetermined value, wherein the cost ratio is calculated by subtracting a cost of the destination interface from a cost of a current interface to produce a result, and dividing the result by the cost of the current interface;
and
based on an outcome of the signal strength comparison, the processor and transceiver are further configured to analyze a risk assessment for the STA and send an announcement message to a plurality of CSDs running on respective APs of each of the plurality of APs with instructions to guide the STA to the destination interface based on the cost ratio and the risk assessment.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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