US 11,706,706 B1 · Access point (AP) classification and selection

Abstract

Technologies directed to access point (AP) classification and selection to minimize a number of disconnect messages and achieve better throughput and reduce latency when a device is presented with multiple basic service set identifiers (BSSIDs) for AP selection are described. One method receives disconnect metrics from wireless devices, the disconnect metrics including a reason code associated with a disconnect message and a BSSID and an Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) associated with an AP. The method identifies a set of APs using a reason code for a load balancing or band steering operation by clustering the disconnect metrics. The method receives a query with a first BSSID and a first OUI associated with a first AP and determines that the first AP is part of the set of APs using the reason code. The method sends a response with the reason code being used for load balancing or band steering operation.

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Dependent claims

A computing device comprising:

a memory device that stores instructions;
and
a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory device, executes the instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving data from a plurality of wireless devices, the data comprising, for each wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices, at least i) a reason code associated with a disconnect message received by the wireless device from an access point (AP), and ii) a basic service set identifier (BSSID) and an Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) associated with the AP;
identifying, using the data, a set of APs that are using a first reason code, wherein the first reason code is associated with load balancing or band steering operation;
receiving a query from a first wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices, the query comprising a first BSSID and a first OUI associated with a first AP;
determining that the first AP is part of the set of APs;
and
sending a response to the first wireless device, the response comprising the first reason code.

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A wireless device comprising:

one or more wireless local area network (WLAN) radios;
a memory device that stores instructions;
and
a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory device and the one or more WLAN radios, that executes the instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from a server device, data that associates a first reason code with a first basic service set identifier (BSSID) and a first Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) associated with a first access point (AP), wherein the first reason code is associated with a load balancing or band steering operation of the first AP;
establishing a first connection with the first AP;
receiving a disconnect message from the first AP, the disconnect message comprising the first reason code;
and
subsequently establishing, based on the data, a second connection with a second AP.

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A method comprising:

receiving metrics data from each of a plurality of wireless devices, the metrics data comprising i) a reason code associated with a disconnect message received by the wireless device from an access point (AP), and ii) a basic service set identifier (BSSID) and an Organizationally Unique Identifier (OUI) associated with the AP;
identifying, using the metrics data, a set of APs that use a first reason code, wherein the first reason code is associated with a load balancing or band steering operation;
receiving a query from a first wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices, the query comprising a first BSSID and a first OUI associated with a first AP;
determining that the first AP is part of the set of APs;
and
sending a response to the first wireless device, the response comprising the first reason code.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Access point (AP) classification and selection

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