System and method for adaptive/predictive location-based roaming optimization
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorMark Orlassino
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Abstract
Described is a method including collecting roaming data for a network. The method further includes creating a scan list based on the roaming data, wherein the scan list including a prioritization of a plurality of access points for roaming. The method further includes transmitting the scan list to a mobile unit. Further described in a system including a collection module collecting roaming data for a network. The system further includes a creation module creating a scan list based on the roaming data, the scan list including a prioritization of a plurality of access points for roaming. The system further includes a transmitter transmitting the scan list to a mobile unit.
Claims22
A method executing on a processor of a device operating in a communications network, the method comprising:
- collecting roaming data for a the communications network, the roaming data comprising a number of times a mobile unit roams between a plurality of access points in the communications network;
- creating a scan list based on the roaming data, the scan list including a prioritization of the plurality of access points for roaming;
- collecting location data based on a location of the mobile unit relative to at least one access point in the plurality of access points;
- and
- incorporating the location data into the scan list to generate a refined scan list having a modified prioritization of the plurality of access points for roaming;
- and
- transmitting the refined scan list to the mobile unit;
- wherein the roaming data is a handoff history, the handoff history recording occurrences of associations, further
- the handoff history is based on one of the mobile unit, a plurality of mobile units of the network, and a specified group of mobile units of the network.
A system having a plurality of devices operating in a communications network, the system comprising:
- a collection module collecting roaming data for a network, the roaming data comprising a number of times a mobile unit roams between a plurality of access points in the network and location data of a mobile unit based on a location of the mobile unit relative to at least one access point in the plurality of access points of the network;
- a creation module creating a scan list based on the roaming data, the scan list including a prioritization of the plurality of access points for roaming and incorporating the location data into the scan list, to generate a refined scan list having a modified prioritization of the plurality of access points for roaming;
- and
- a transmitter transmitting the refined scan list to the mobile unitl;
- wherein the roaming data is a handoff history, the handoff history recording occurrences of associations, further
- the handoff history is based on one of the mobile unit, a plurality of mobile units of the network, and a specified group of mobile units of the network.
A system having a plurality of devices operating in a communications network, the system comprising:
- a collection means for collecting roaming data for a network, the roaming data comprising a number of times a mobile unit roams between a plurality of access points in the communications network;
- a creation means for creating a scan list based on the roaming data, the scan list including a prioritization of a the plurality of access points for roaming;
- a collection means for collecting location data based on a location of a the mobile unit relative to at least one access point in the plurality of access points;
- and
- a means for incorporating the location data into the scan list to generate a refined scan list having a modified prioritization of the plurality of access points for roaming;
- and
- a transmittal means transmitting the refined scan list to the mobile unit;
- wherein the roaming data is a handoff history, the handoff history recording occurrences of associations, further
- the handoff history is based on one of the mobile unit, a plurality of mobile units of the network, and a specified group of mobile units of the network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.