Computerized systems and methods for non-disruptive CAC on a network via MLO functionality
AssigneePlume Design, Inc.
InventorBadri Srinivasan Sampathkumar
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods that provide a computerized network management framework that adaptively configures a network at a location to ensure connectivity and/or network services are maintained. The disclosed framework enables the implementation of multi-link operation (MLO) functionality within WiFi 7 enabled networks to implement non-disruptive channel availability check (CAC) capabilities. The framework can utilize MLO backup/redundant links that can mitigate network disruptions in service/connectivity for client devices that are WiFi 7 capable and utilize MLO functionality by diverting network traffic to an activated MLO link while an available channel/radio (e.g., 5 GHz) is used to perform the CAC operations.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- identifying, over a network, a multi-link operation (MLO) network connection between a set of devices, the set of devices comprising at least one client device and an access point (AP) device connected over the network via first link of the MLO network connection;
- determining to perform channel availability check (CAC) operations for the network connection;
- activating, based on the CAC operations determination, a second link of the MLO connection, the second link being a dormant MLO link prior to the activation;
- offloading, over the network, network traffic between the at least one client device and the AP device to the second link of the MLO connection;
- and
- execute, upon the offloading of the network traffic, the CAC operations on the first link of the MLO network connection.
A system comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- identify, over a network, a multi-link operation (MLO) network connection between a set of devices, the set of devices comprising at least one client device and an access point (AP) device connected over the network via first link of the MLO network connection;
- determine to perform channel availability check (CAC) operations for the network connection;
- activate, based on the CAC operations determination, a second link of the MLO connection, the second link being a dormant MLO link prior to the activation;
- offload, over the network, network traffic between the at least one client device and the AP device to the second link of the MLO connection;
- and
- execute, upon the offloading of the network traffic, the CAC operations on the first link of the MLO network connection.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium tangibly encoded with computer-executable instructions that when executed by a processor, perform a method comprising:
- identifying, over a network, a multi-link operation (MLO) network connection between a set of devices, the set of devices comprising at least one client device and an access point (AP) device connected over the network via first link of the MLO network connection;
- determining to perform channel availability check (CAC) operations for the network connection;
- activating, based on the CAC operations determination, a second link of the MLO connection, the second link being a dormant MLO link prior to the activation;
- offloading, over the network, network traffic between the at least one client device and the AP device to the second link of the MLO connection;
- and
- execute, upon the offloading of the network traffic, the CAC operations on the first link of the MLO network connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.