SSID broadcast management to support priority of broadcast
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsIvan Ong, Phillip A. Sanderson
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Abstract
Systems, methods, or apparatus may comprise a computing device to transmit a first plurality of beacon frames, where each beacon frame includes a first network identifier, and a second plurality of beacon frames, where each beacon frame includes a different second network identifier. Further, the computing device may also cause the wireless transceiver to transmit the first plurality of beacon frames using a transmission parameter, and transmit the second plurality of beacon frames using a different transmission parameter—that differs from the transmission parameter of the first plurality of beacon frames.
Claims26
A method comprising:
- transmitting, from an access point:
- a first plurality of beacon frames each comprising a first network identifier;
- and
- a second plurality of beacon frames each comprising a second network identifier that is different from the first network identifier, wherein the first plurality of beacon frames are transmitted using a first transmission parameter, and wherein the second plurality of beacon frames are transmitted using a second transmission parameter;
- detecting, by the access point, an increase in data traffic associated with the first network identifier;
- and
- changing, by the access point and based on the detected increase in the data traffic associated with the first network identifier, the second transmission parameter used to transmit the second plurality of beacon frames comprising the second network identifier.
An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
- transmit a first plurality of beacon frames each comprising a first network identifier;
- transmit a second plurality of beacon frames each comprising a second network identifier that is different from the first network identifier, wherein the first plurality of beacon frames are transmitted using a first transmission parameter, and wherein the second plurality of beacon frames are transmitted using a second transmission parameter;
- detect an increase in data traffic associated with the first network identifier;
- and
- change, based on the increase in the data traffic associated with the first network identifier, the second transmission parameter used to transmit the second plurality of beacon frames comprising the second network identifier.
A system comprising:
- an apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to:
- transmit a first plurality of beacon frames each comprising a first network identifier;
- transmit a second plurality of beacon frames each comprising a second network identifier that is different from the first network identifier, wherein the first plurality of beacon frames are transmitted using a first transmission parameter, and wherein the second plurality of beacon frames are transmitted using a second transmission parameter;
- detect an increase in data traffic associated with the first network identifier;
- and
- change, based on the increase in the data traffic associated with the first network identifier, the second transmission parameter used to transmit the second plurality of beacon frames comprising the second network identifier, and
- a wireless device comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to receive at least a portion of the first plurality of beacon frames.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.