Method And Apparatus For Wi-Fi Access Optimization

An apparatus including a processor and an associated memory, the processor configured to

• receive M1 and M2 for a plurality of Wi-Fi clients,
• wherein, for a respective Wi-Fi client configured to operate on a channel:
• M1 is a Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) from a serving Wi-Fi Access Point, and
• M2 is an aggregated level of interference from other than the serving Wi-Fi Access Point;
• receive M3 for a plurality of Wi-Fi Access Points,
• wherein, for a respective Wi-Fi Access Point:
• M3 is a level of interference received from other of the plurality of Wi-Fi Access Points operating on the channel;
• generate distributions of M1, M2 and M3;
• and
• set a Clear Channel Assessment-Energy Detection (CCA-ED) threshold and a Clear Channel Assessment-Carrier Sense (CCA-CS) threshold based on the distributions of M1, M2 and M3.

A system comprising:

• a plurality of Wi-Fi clients;
• a plurality of Wi-Fi Access Points;
• and
• a Wi-Fi controller for communicating with the plurality of Wi-Fi clients and the plurality of Wi-Fi Access Points, the Wi-Fi controller configure to
• receive M1 and M2 for a plurality of Wi-Fi clients,
• wherein, for a respective Wi-Fi client configured to operate on a channel:
• M1 is a Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) from a serving Wi-Fi Access Point, and
• M2 is an aggregated level of interference from other than the serving Wi-Fi Access Point;
• receive M3 for a plurality of Wi-Fi Access Points,
• wherein, for a respective Wi-Fi Access Point:
• M3 is a level of interference received from other of the plurality of Wi-Fi Access Points operating on the channel;
• generate distributions of M1, M2 and M3;
• set a Clear Channel Assessment-Energy Detection (CCA-ED) threshold and a Clear Channel Assessment-Carrier Sense (CCA-CS) threshold based on the distributions of M1, M2 and M3;
• and
• transmit the CCA-ED threshold and the CCA-CS threshold to one or more Wi-Fi Access Point of the plurality of Wi-Fi Access Points and one or more Wi-Fi client of the plurality of Wi-Fi clients.