US 2023/0276331 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CLIENT STEERING

Abstract

A method, system, and apparatus for optimizing a connection of a station (STA) in a mesh network of a plurality of 802.11 access points (APs) carried out by a client steering daemon (CSD) running on an AP of the plurality of APs. The CSD may calculate a cost ratio based on a plurality of metrics from a list and compare the signal strength information against a predetermined value. Based on the outcome of the signal strength comparison the CSD may analyze risk for the STA, determine a course of action for the STA based on the calculating, comparing, and analyzing and send instructions to a plurality of CSDs running on each of the plurality of APs for the course of action. The course of action may be keeping a STA associated with a current interface, guiding a STA to a destination interface, or kicking a STA to a destination interface.

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Dependent claims

A method implemented by a first client steering (CSD) daemon running on a first access point (AP) of a mesh network for managing a station (STA) between interfaces, wherein the mesh network has a plurality of APs each with one CSD, the method comprising:

calculating a fall out risk cost ratio based on a plurality of metrics from a list stored on the first AP, wherein the cost ratio is calculated by subtracting a cost of a destination interface from a cost of a current interface to produce a result, and dividing the result by the cost of the current interface, wherein the current interface has a predetermined value added to it and the destination interface has the predetermined value subtracted from it;
performing one or more first actions on a condition that there is a fall out risk based on the fall out risk cost ratio;
performing one or more second actions on a condition that there is a fall out risk based on the fall out risk cost ratio.

A first client steering (CSD) daemon running on a first access point (AP) of a mesh network for managing a station (STA) between interfaces, wherein the mesh network has a plurality of APs each with one CSD, the first AP comprising:

a processor operatively coupled to a radio, the processor and radio configured to calculate a fall out risk cost ratio based on a plurality of metrics from a list stored on the first AP, wherein the cost ratio is calculated by subtracting a cost of a destination interface from a cost of a current interface to produce a result, and dividing the result by the cost of the current interface, wherein the current interface has a predetermined value added to it and the destination interface has the predetermined value subtracted from it;
the processor and radio configured to perform one or more first actions on a condition that there is a fall out risk based on the fall out risk cost ratio;
the processor and radio configured to perform one or more second actions on a condition that there is a fall out risk based on the fall out risk cost ratio.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and methods for client steering

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