Method, apparatus and system for controlling access points

A method for controlling access points (APs), comprising:

• receiving, by a primary working AP, load information on secondary working APs in a coverage area;
• determining, by the primary working AP, a current overall capacity of the coverage area according to own load information and the load information on the secondary working APs;
• and
• controlling, by the primary working AP, APs in the coverage area according to a determined result.

A network management server, comprising:

• a first receiving module, configured to receive load information on working access points (APs) in a coverage area;
• a first judgment module, configured to determine a current overall capacity of the coverage area according to the load information received by the first receiving module;
• and
• a first control module, configured to control APs in the coverage area according to a judgment result of the first judgment module.

A primary working access point (AP), comprising:

• a second receiving module, configured to receive load information on secondary working APs in a coverage area;
• a second judgment module, configured to determine a current overall capacity of the coverage area according to load information on the primary working AP and the load information on the secondary working APs received by the second receiving module;
• and
• a second control module, configured to control APs of the coverage area according to a determined result of the second judgment module.

A system for controlling access points (APs), comprising:

• a network management server, configured to receive load information on one or more working APs in a coverage area, determine a current overall capacity of the coverage area according to the load information, and send a turn-off instruction message or a turn-on instruction message according to a determined result;
• the one or more working APs, configured to send the load information, and be turned off according to the turn-off instruction message;
• and
• one or more non-working APs, configured to be turned on according to the turn-on instruction message.

A system for controlling access points (APs), comprising:

• a primary working AP, configured to receive first load information on secondary working APs in a coverage area, determine a current overall capacity of the coverage area according to the first load information and own load information, and control APs in the coverage area according to a determined result;
• one or more of the secondary working APs, configured to send the first load information to the primary working AP, and be turned off under control of the primary working AP;
• and
• one or more non-working APs, configured to be turned on under control of the primary working AP.