Method and system for determining an optimal wireless channel for a Wi-Fi access point in a cloud-based software defined network using an application programming interface
US11252656B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Grant date | Feb 15, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for determining an optimal wireless channel for a Wi-Fi access point in a cloud-based software defined network (SDN) using an Application Programming Interface (API) is described. Initially, the API collects the measurement information and media access control (MAC) addresses from a plurality of nearby Wi-Fi access points to a client device. The measurement information is analyzed to determine a location of the client device using an Artificial Intelligence (AI) model. To determine the location of the client device, the API creates a plurality of clusters of Wi-Fi access points and updates the plurality of clusters with one or more newly identified Wi-Fi access points. Thereafter, the API calculates an optimal wireless channel for a Wi-Fi access point from the cluster using the AI model and enables the client device to automatically switch to the optimal wireless channel for connecting with the Wi-Fi access point.
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