Wi-Fi home network controller steering using FTM requests
US11974209B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 22, 2021 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 3, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus, method, and computer-readable recording medium perform client access point assignment of a network device in a wireless network. The wireless network is configured to communicatively interconnect the gateway device, one or more wireless extenders, and one or more client devices. The gateway device includes a network controller, a non-transitory memory storing a program, and a communication interface configured to establish communication connections with the one or more client devices and the one or more wireless extenders via the wireless network. The network steers for a first client device, transmits a distance query to each of the one or more wireless extenders regarding the first client, receives distance responses from each of the one or more wireless extenders regarding the first client, and prepares a candidate steering list for the first client.
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