Cloud-based thermal control of wireless access points

A cloud-based controller configured to perform thermal control of an access point, the cloud-based controller comprising:

• a network interface communicatively coupled to the access point;
• one or more processors communicatively coupled to the network interface;
• and
• memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to:
• periodically obtain temperature measurements from the access point comprising one or more radio chips operating therein;
• responsive to the temperature exceeding a first threshold, cause one or more thermal mitigation techniques to modify operating conditions of the one or more radio chips;
• and
• responsive to the temperature being lower than a second threshold, cause reversion back of the one or more thermal mitigation techniques.

A Wi-Fi network controlled by a cloud-based controller, the Wi-Fi network comprising:

• one or more access points each comprising one or more radios;
• wherein the cloud-based controller is configured to
• periodically obtain temperature measurements from the one or more access points;
• responsive to the temperature exceeding a first threshold in an access point of the one or more access points, cause one or more thermal mitigation techniques to modify operating conditions of the one or more radio in the access point;
• and
• responsive to the temperature being lower than a second threshold, cause reversion back of the one or more thermal mitigation techniques.