Systems and methods for dynamically configuring wireless access points for a wireless local area network

A system for dynamically configuring a deployed wireless access point (AP) by flexible radio assignment of varying cell sizes and frequency bands, the system comprising:

• a network controller comprising one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing computer-executable instructions, that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the network controller to:
• determine a frequency band of the deployed wireless AP;
• determine that a threshold number of client devices are in a wireless coverage area of the deployed wireless AP on the frequency band;
• determine a proximity, to the deployed wireless AP, of two or more of the client devices;
• determine, based at least in part on the proximity, a first number of the two or more client devices that could be served by a first radio of the deployed wireless AP operating to provide wireless coverage in the wireless coverage area and a second number of the two or more client devices that could be served by a second radio of the deployed wireless AP operating at a reduced transmit power level as compared to the first radio;
• determine that the second number of the two or more client devices that could be served by the second radio is less than a preset value;
• compute available channel choices for the first radio and the second radio;
• determine that a number of the available channel choices exceeds a threshold number of channels;
• and
• select, in response to the number of available channel choices exceeding the threshold number of channels, a band-locked configuration for the first radio and the second radio.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for dynamically configuring a deployed wireless access point (AP) by flexible radio assignment of varying cell sizes and frequency bands, the non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, that, when executed by one or more processors of a network controller, cause the network controller to:

• determine a frequency band of the deployed wireless AP;
• determine that a threshold number of client devices are in a wireless coverage area of the deployed wireless AP on the frequency band;
• determine a proximity, to the deployed wireless AP, of two or more of the client devices;
• determine, based at least in part on the proximity, a first number of the two or more client devices that could be served by a first radio of the deployed wireless AP operating to provide wireless coverage in the wireless coverage area and a second number of the two or more client devices that could be served by a second radio of the deployed wireless AP operating at a reduced transmit power level as compared to the first radio;
• determine that the second number of the two or more client devices that could be served by the second radio is less than a preset value;
• compute available channel choices using regulator and interference factors;
• determine that a number of the available channel choices exceeds a threshold number of channels;
• and
• select, in response to the number of available channel choices exceeding the threshold number of channels, a band-locked configuration for the first radio and the second radio.