US 9,326,313 B2 · System, apparatus and method for managing client devices within a wireless network

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a system and computer-readable storage medium for storage of software directed to the management of associations between network devices is described. The computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one hardware processor on a network device, causes performance of operations, comprising: (1) determining a desired operating state for a client device under analysis, the client device being associated with a first network device of a plurality of network devices; (2) detecting if a triggering event has occurred based on a comparison of the desired operating state for the client device under analysis to an actual operating state for the client device under analysis; and (3) in response to detecting that the triggering event has occurred, causing the client device to wirelessly connect to a second network device of the plurality of network devices in lieu of the first network device.

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Dependent claims

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one hardware processor on a network device, cause the at least one hardware processor to:

determine a desired operating state for a client device under analysis, the client device being associated with a first network device of a plurality of network devices;
detect if a triggering event has occurred based on a comparison of the desired operating state for the client device under analysis to an actual operating state for the client device under analysis;
and
in response to a detection that the triggering event has occurred, transmit a message to the plurality of network devices that identifies a set of candidate radios that are suited for association with the client device under analysis to cause the client device under analysis to wirelessly connect to a second network device of the plurality of network devices having one of the set of candidate radios in lieu of the first network device.

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A network device comprising:

at least one hardware processor;
a memory on which is stored machine readable instructions that are to cause the at least one processor to:
determine a desired operating state for a client device under analysis, the client device being associated with a first network device of a plurality of network devices,
detect if a triggering event has occurred based on a comparison of the desired operating state for the client device under analysis to an actual operating state for the client device under analysis, and
in response to a detection that the triggering event has occurred, transmit a message to the plurality of network devices that identifies a set of candidate radios that are suited for association with the client device under analysis to cause the client device under analysis to wirelessly connect to a second network device of the plurality of network devices having one of the set of candidate radios in lieu of the first network device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System, apparatus and method for managing client devices within a wireless network

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System, apparatus and method for managing client devices within a wireless network

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