AI-ARRP (artificial intelligence enabled automatic radio resource provisioning) for steering wireless stations on 6 GHz spectrum channels on wireless data communication networks

A non-transitory computer-readable media storing source code that, when executed by a processor, performs a computer-implemented method, in an access point on a data communication network and implemented at least partially in hardware, for artificially intelligent automatic radio resource provisioning (AI-ARRP) based on 6 GHz spectrum availability of a Wi-Fi network and based on 6 GHz spectrum capability of a plurality of stations connected to a plurality of access points for AI-ARRP, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a list of non-overlapping 6 GHz channels available on the Wi-Fi network for the plurality of access points;
• detecting at least one 6 GHz station that is muted on the Wi-Fi network within the plurality of stations on a first access point within the plurality of access points, wherein the first access point is also capable of 6 GHz but is has downshifted to operate as 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz due to servicing at least one non-6 GHz station;
• receiving RSSI measurements for neighboring access points to the at least one 6 GHz station;
• assigning the at least one 6 GHz station to a first access point from the plurality of access points associated with list of non-overlapping 6 GHz channels, responsive to an RSSI value between the at least one 6 GHz station and the first access point;
• unicasting a channel switch announcement to the at least one muted 6 GHz station, wherein the channel switch announcement is associated with a non-overlapping 6 GHz channel of the first access point;
• and
• deauthenticating remaining stations connected to the first access point without 6 GHz capability.

A method, in an access point on a data communication network and implemented at least partially in hardware, for artificially intelligent automatic radio resource provisioning (AI-ARRP) based on 6 GHz spectrum availability of a Wi-Fi network and based on 6 GHz spectrum capability of a plurality of stations connected to a plurality of access points for AI-ARRP, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving a list of non-overlapping 6 GHz channels available on the Wi-Fi network for the plurality of access points;
• detecting at least one 6 GHz station that is muted on the Wi-Fi network within the plurality of stations on a first access point within the plurality of access points, wherein the first access point is also capable of 6 GHz but is has downshifted to operate as 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz due to servicing at least one non-6 GHz station;
• receiving RSSI measurements for neighboring access points to the at least one 6 GHz station;
• assigning the at least one 6 GHz station to a first access point from the plurality of access points associated with list of non-overlapping 6 GHz channels, responsive to an RSSI value between the at least one 6 GHz station and the first access point;
• unicasting a channel switch announcement to the at least one muted 6 GHz station, wherein the channel switch announcement is associated with a non-overlapping 6 GHz channel of the first access point;
• and
• deauthenticating remaining stations connected to the first access point without 6 GHz capability.