Redistribution of 802.11ax capable client devices to radios to improve throughput and spectral efficiency

A computing system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive data indicating a spatial distribution and 802.11ax capabilities of access point radios and of client devices in a network;
• assign the access point radios as either first access point radios or second access point radios, the first access point radios conducting data transmission using an 802.11ax wireless standard and the second access point radios conducting data transmission using legacy wireless standards, based on the data;
• determine whether any of the client devices are to be steered to a different access point radio based on the 802.11ax capabilities of the client devices;
• in response to determining that a client device is to be steered to a different access point radio, steer the client device to a first access point radio or a second access point radio;
• detect a new client device entering the network and 802.11ax capabilities of the new client device;
• in response to detecting that the new client device has associated with an access point radio, determine whether the new client device is to be steered to a different access point radio based on the 802.11ax capabilities of the new client device;
• and
• steer the new client device to the first access point radio or the second access point radio by causing the one or more processors to:
• determine that the client device that supports the 802.11ax wireless standard is associated with a second access point radio;
• determine that the client device supports 802.11v and requests to transition to a different access point;
• and
• transmit, to the client device, through a 802.11v frame, a request to transition to a first access point radio and an indication that the client device will be disassociated from the second access point radio.