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Optimization of distributed Wi-Fi networks

US11109244B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17References

17Claims

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Assignee

PLUME DESIGN, INC. · US

Inventors

Balaji Rengarajan · Hillsboro, US
William J. McFarland · Los Altos, US
Qinghai Gao · San Jose, US
Andrea Goldsmith · Menlo Park, US
Vikram Chandrasekhar · Mountain View, US
Ritesh K. Madan · Berkeley, US
Santhosh Krishna · Sunnyvale, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2018
Grant date	Aug 31, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 12, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A distributed Wi-Fi system includes a first Wi-Fi access point communicatively coupled to a modem/router for connectivity to the Internet and to a cloud controller via the Internet; and at least one additional Wi-Fi access point with wireless backhaul connections to the modem/router via the first Wi-Fi access point, wherein the first Wi-Fi access point and the at least one additional access point cooperatively form a single Wi-Fi network; wherein the cloud controller is configured to receive inputs related to operation of the single Wi-Fi network, perform an optimization based on the inputs with an objective function, and provide operational parameters for the single Wi-Fi network based on the optimization.

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