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Managing station connectivity in microcell Wi-Fi environment on a data communication network

US11611933B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Fortinet, Inc. · US

Inventors

Mohan Jayaraman · Kanchinakote, IN
P C Sridhar · Kanchinakote, IN
Pradeep Mohan · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 30, 2021
Grant date	Mar 21, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 6, 2041

Classification

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

Abstract

In a microcell environment, access points with a probe-if-assigned setting configured to delay probe responses to probe requests is registered and managed by a Wi-Fi controller. Probe requests are received and forwarded from at least two of the plurality of access points from a specific station attempting to connect to the Wi-Fi communication network. A Wi-Fi assignment module receives RSSI measurements from the at least two access points with respect to the specific access point, during a delay from the probe-if-assigned setting. A specific access point is assigned to the specific station for sending a probe response once a delay period expires.

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