Device identification method, and terminal device processing method, apparatus, and system

An electronic device comprising:

• a memory with instructions stored thereon;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, enable the electronic device to:
• obtain historical connection data of a device, wherein the historical connection data reflects a connection status between each of at least one terminal device that used to be connected to the device and a wireless local area network (WLAN), and the device belongs to the WLAN,
• determine the device as an edge wireless access point (AP) device based on off-net terminal device data of the device, wherein
• the off-net terminal device data of the device comprises a quantity or a ratio of off-net terminal devices of the device,
• the off-net terminal devices of the device are terminal devices that remain in a disconnected state in a first time interval after being disconnected from the device, and
• the at least one terminal device that used to be connected to the device includes the off-net terminal devices, wherein the device is determined as the edge AP device based on the off-net terminal device data of the device by:
• in response to the quantity of off-net terminal devices of the device being greater than or equal to a threshold quantity of off-net terminal devices, determine the device as the edge AP device, or
• in response to the ratio of off-net terminal devices of the device being greater than or equal to a threshold ratio of off-net terminal devices, determine the device as the edge AP device.

An electronic device comprising:

• a memory with instructions stored thereon;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, enable the electronic device to:
• obtain connection data of a device, wherein the connection data reflects signal strength of each terminal device of at least one terminal device connected to the device, wherein the device belongs to a wireless local area network (WLAN);
• determine the device as an edge wireless access point (AP) device based on a quantity of target signal strength terminal devices of the device, wherein the target signal strength terminal device of the device is a terminal device whose signal strength is less than or equal to a signal strength threshold in the at least one terminal device connected to the device, and the signal strength threshold is based on a signal strength baseline value of the WLAN;
• determine a target terminal device based on a movement status of the at least one terminal device connected to the device;
• and
• disconnect the device from the target terminal device, wherein the target terminal device is a terminal device that is to leave the device and approach a coverage edge of the device, and the at least one terminal device connected to the device includes the target terminal device.

An electronic device comprising:

• a memory with instructions stored thereon;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processor, enable the electronic device to:
• receive an indication message, wherein the indication message indicates that the electronic device is an edge wireless access point (AP), and the electronic device belongs to a wireless local area network (WLAN);
• determine a target terminal device from at least one terminal device connected to the electronic device, wherein the target terminal device is a terminal device that is in a state of being away from the electronic device and located at a coverage edge of the WLAN, the at least one terminal device connected to the electronic device comprises a first terminal device, connection data of the first terminal device comprises signal strength of a connection between the first terminal device and the electronic device, and the target terminal device is determined based on the connection data by:
• determining a movement status of the first terminal device based on the signal strength of the connection between the first terminal device and the electronic device in a first time interval;
• and
• in response to the movement status of the first terminal device meeting a first condition, determining the first terminal device as the target terminal device, wherein the first condition comprises, after the first terminal device is connected to the electronic device, a distance between the first terminal device and the electronic device presenting a change trend of decreasing first and then increasing;
• and
• disconnect from the target terminal device.