US 11,696,320 B2 · Method, apparatus and computer medium for switching user terminal, and access point

Abstract

The present disclosure is directed to a method, apparatus and computer medium for switching a user terminal, and an access point. The method may be performed by an access point capable of operating in at least a first band and a second band, and comprises the following steps: in response to determining that a user terminal being in the first band of the access point satisfies a condition for inter-band switching, measuring a communication performance of the user terminal in the first band as a first metric; after the user terminal is switched from the first band to the second band of the access point, measuring a communication performance of the user terminal in the second band as a second metric; and causing the user terminal to be in the band associated with a better one of the first metric and the second metric. The user terminal can be connected to a band with a better communication performance by comparing the communication performance before and after the switching, thereby avoiding the occurrence of erroneous switching.

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Dependent claims

An access point capable of operating in at least a first band and a second band, comprising:

a memory storing instructions;
and
a processor configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to cause the access point to perform operations comprising:
in response to determining that a user terminal being in the first band of the access point satisfies a condition for inter-band switching, measuring a communication performance of the user terminal in the first band as a first metric;
after the user terminal is switched from the first band to the second band of the access point, measuring a communication performance of the user terminal in the second band as a second metric;
and
causing the user terminal to be in the band associated with a better one of the first metric and the second metric.

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A method for switching a user terminal, comprising

in response to determining that a user terminal being in a first band of an access point satisfies a condition for inter-band switching, measuring, by the access point, a communication performance of the user terminal in the first band as a first metric;
after the user terminal is switched from the first band to a second band of the access point, measuring, by the access point, a communication performance of the user terminal in the second band as a second metric;
and
causing, by the access point, the user terminal to be in the band associated with a better one of the first metric and the second metric.

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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

in response to determining that a user terminal being in a first band of an access point satisfies a condition for inter-band switching, measuring a communication performance of the user terminal in the first band as a first metric;
after the user terminal is switched from the first band to a second band of the access point, measuring a communication performance of the user terminal in the second band as a second metric;
and
causing the user terminal to be in the band associated with a better one of the first metric and the second metric.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method, apparatus and computer medium for switching user terminal, and access point

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Method, apparatus and computer medium for switching user terminal, and access point

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