System and method for seamless live upgrade of access points using neighbor data

A method for updating a plurality of access points (APs), the method comprising:

• receiving, from the plurality of APs, neighbor data, wherein an AP of the plurality of APs provide network connectivity to a user device;
• determining a set of APs that correspond with a radio frequency (RF) domain;
• within the set of APs that correspond with the RF domain, determining a first subset of the set of APs and a second subset of the set of APs, wherein APs in the first subset of the set of APs and APs in the second subset of the set of APs do not overlap;
• and
• transmitting a command to an AP of the first subset of the set of APs and an AP of the second subset of the set of APs,
• wherein the command disables network access to the user device communicatively connected with the AP of the first subset of the set of APs,
• wherein the user device reconnects to a different AP in the first subset of the set of APs without moving locations, and
• wherein the AP of the partition of the second subset of the set of APs receive the command in parallel with the AP of the first subset of the set of APs.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a plurality of instructions executable by one or more processors, the plurality of instructions when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:

• receive, from a plurality of access points (APs), neighbor data, wherein an AP of the plurality of APs provide network connectivity to a user device;
• determine a set of APs that correspond with a radio frequency (RF) domain;
• within the set of APs that correspond with the RF domain, determine a first subset of the set of APs and a second subset of the set of APs, wherein APs in the first subset of the set of APs and APs in the second subset of the set of APs do not overlap;
• and
• transmit a command to an AP of the first subset of the set of APs and an AP of the second subset of the set of APs,
• wherein the command disables network access to the user device communicatively connected with the AP of the first subset of the set of APs,
• wherein the user device reconnects to a different AP in the first subset of the set of APs without moving locations, and
• wherein the AP of the second subset of the set of APs receive the command in parallel with the AP of the first subset of the set of APs.