Control of roaming in a wireless network using a variable mobility threshold

A system comprising:

• a plurality of access point devices (APs) configured to provide a wireless network;
• and
• a network management system comprising one or more processors configured to:
• for a first wireless device associated with a current location, determine at least one parameter of a first wireless signal received by the first wireless device at the current location from a first AP of the plurality of APs;
• compare the at least one parameter of the first wireless signal to at least one parameter of a second wireless signal received by at least one other wireless device at the current location from a second AP of the plurality of APs;
• and
• trigger a roaming operation of the first wireless device from the first AP to the second AP if the comparison satisfies a mobility threshold that varies based on the at least one parameter of the first wireless signal.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by one or more processors cause the one or more processors to:

• for a first wireless device associated with a current location, obtain at least one parameter of a first wireless signal received by the first wireless device at the current location from a first AP of a plurality of APs;
• compare the at least one parameter of the first wireless signal to at least one parameter of a second wireless signal received by at least one other wireless device at the current location from a second AP of the plurality of APs;
• and
• trigger a roaming operation of the first wireless device from the first AP to the second AP if the comparison satisfies a mobility threshold that varies based on the at least one parameter of the first wireless signal.