Methods, devices, and system for managing wireless connection of wifi mobile devices
AssigneeAlcatel Lucent
InventorsShuigen YANG, Fanxiang BIN, Haibo WEN
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Abstract
A connection controlling device obtains access-related information of the virtual access points based on one or more wireless connection requests from WiFi mobile devices, forwarded by an access point device, for virtual access points of the access point device, and determines scheduling information corresponding to the wireless connection request based on the access-related information; the virtual access points in the access point device perform corresponding scheduling based on the scheduling information.
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A method for managing wireless connection of WiFi mobile devices in a connection controlling device, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
- a. obtaining one or more wireless connection requests from WiFi mobile devices, forwarded by an access point device, for virtual access points of the access point device, wherein the wireless connection requests include beacon information of the corresponding virtual access point;
- b. obtaining access-related information of the virtual access point based on the wireless connection request;
- c. determining scheduling information corresponding to the wireless connection request based on the access-related information, wherein the scheduling information includes a target virtual access point corresponding to the WiFi mobile device in the one or more virtual access points;
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- d. providing the scheduling information to the access point device.
A method for managing subsidiarily wireless connection of WiFi mobile devices in an access point device, wherein the method comprises the following steps:
- x. virtualizing physical resources on an access point device, to obtain a plurality of virtual access points that are independent one another;
- broadcasting beacon information corresponding to the virtual access points within an area corresponding to the virtual access points;
- wherein the method further comprises:
- A. obtaining one or more wireless connection requests from the WiFi mobile device for the plurality of virtual access points, wherein the wireless connection request includes beacon information of a corresponding virtual access point;
- B. transmitting the one or more wireless connection requests to a corresponding connection controlling device;
- C. obtaining scheduling information provided by the connection controlling device based on the one or more wireless connection requests, wherein the scheduling information includes a target virtual access point corresponding to the WiFi mobile device;
- D. establishing a wireless connection between the WiFi mobile device and the target virtual access point.
A connection controlling device for managing wireless connection of WiFi mobile devices, wherein the device comprises:
- connection request obtaining apparatus for obtaining one or more wireless connection requests from WiFi mobile devices, forwarded by an access point device, for virtual access points of the access point device, wherein the wireless connection requests include beacon information of the corresponding virtual access point;
- access information obtaining apparatus for obtaining access-related information of the virtual access point based on the wireless connection request;
- schedule determining apparatus for determining scheduling information corresponding to the wireless connection request based on the access-related information, wherein the scheduling information includes a target virtual access point corresponding to the WiFi mobile device in the one or more virtual access points;
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- providing apparatus for providing the scheduling information to the access point device.
An access point device for managing subsidiarily of wireless connection of WiFi mobile devices, wherein the device comprises:
- virtualizing apparatus for virtualizing physical resources on an access point device, to obtain a plurality of virtual access points that are independent one another;
- broadcasting apparatus for broadcasting beacon information corresponding to the virtual access points within an area corresponding to the virtual access points;
- wherein the device further comprises:
- connection request receiving apparatus for obtaining one or more wireless connection requests from the WiFi mobile device for the plurality of virtual access points, wherein the wireless connection request includes beacon information of a corresponding virtual access point;
- connection request transmitting apparatus for transmitting the one or more wireless connection requests to a corresponding connection controlling device;
- first scheduling obtaining apparatus for obtaining scheduling information provided by the connection controlling device based on the one or more wireless connection requests, wherein the scheduling information includes a target virtual access point corresponding to the WiFi mobile device;
- connection establishment apparatus for establishing a wireless connection between the WiFi mobile device and the target virtual access point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.