Enhanced band steering in a wireless network
AssigneeARRIS Enterprises LLC
InventorKirtikumar ROTALIWALA
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Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer-readable recording medium improve band steering of client devices in a wireless network. A processor of an electronic device examines current channel noise and signal strength characteristics of available RF bands and compares these values to historical connection data stored in the gateway device and the client devices. The processor establishes a connection with the client device on the most suitable RF band, and then updates the connection data in both the gateway device and the client device.
Claims21
An electronic device for use with one or more client devices for band steering, the electronic device comprising:
- a non-transitory memory configured to store a program;
- a communication interface configured to establish communication connections with the one or more client devices via a wireless network;
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- a processor configured to execute the program to:
- receive a request from a client device to connect to the wireless network;
- determine whether the request includes a connection history table for the client device;
- steer the client device to a first band implemented on the wireless network when it is determined that the request does not include the connection history table;
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- steer the client device to either the first band or a second band implemented on the wireless network when it is determined that the request includes the connection history table, the steering to either the first band or the second band being performed using connection data included in the connection history table.
A method of band steering in a wireless network, the method comprising:
- receiving, using controller processor, a request from a client device to connect to the wireless network;
- determining, using the processor, whether the request includes a connection history table for the client device;
- steering, using the processor, the client device to a first band implemented on the wireless network when it is determined that the request does not include the connection history table;
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- steering, using the processor, the client device to either the first band or a second band implemented on the wireless network when it is determined that the request includes the connection history table, the steering to either the first band or the second band being performed using connection data included in the connection history table.
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon one or more programs which when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform band steering comprising:
- receiving a request from a client device to connect to a wireless network;
- determining whether the request includes a connection history table for the client device;
- and
- steering the client device to a first band implemented on the wireless network when it is determined that the request does not include the connection history table;
- and
- steering the client device to either the first band or a second band implemented on the wireless network when it is determined that the request includes the connection history table, the steering to either the first band or the second band being performed using connection data included in the connection history table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.