Abstract:
In one embodiment, a first wireless access point (AP) of a first basic service set (BSS) receives, from a second wireless AP of a second BSS, data indicative of an 802.11-based target wake time (TWT) schedule of a client of the second BSS. The first wireless AP identifies, from the receive data, a scheduled communication time of the client of the second BSS in the TWT schedule. The first wireless AP generates an 802.11-based TWT schedule for a client of the first BSS that avoids the scheduled communication time of the client of the second BSS. The first wireless AP sends the generated 802.11-based TWT schedule to the client of the first BSS, wherein the sent TWT schedule causes the client of the first BSS to wake from sleep at a scheduled wake time.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a plurality of wireless devices associated with the wireless network apparatus, identifying a subset of the plurality of wireless devices based on whether the wireless devices in the subset have a probability above a threshold to yield to each other via a clear channel assessment (CCA) and whether the wireless network apparatus can decode uplink signals simultaneously transmitted by the wireless devices in the subset over a common uplink resource, assigning the subset to an uplink resource, separating each wireless device in the subset to each of a plurality of groups, and transmitting, for each group, a steered downlink message indicating the assigned uplink resource for each wireless device in the group, wherein the wireless devices in each group are assigned to different uplink resources.
Abstract:
Bypassing radar in wide Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) channels utilizing puncturing may be provided. A first client device may be classified as eligible for puncturing and a second client device may be classified as not eligible for puncturing. Next, it may be determined that a subchannel in a bandwidth range should not be used. Then, in response to determining that the subchannel in the bandwidth range should not be used, the first client device may be steered to a first subset of the bandwidth range and the second client device may be steered to a second subset of the bandwidth range. The second subset of the bandwidth range may be smaller than the first subset of the bandwidth range.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a basic service set (BSS) color assignment apparatus includes a processor, and a memory to store data used by the processor, wherein the processor is operative to calculate, for each one BSS color of a plurality of BSS colors, a BSS color assignment metric at least based on use of the one BSS color in at least one neighboring BSS neighboring a BSS of an access point in an infrastructure wireless local area network (WLAN), yielding a plurality of BSS color assignment metrics for the BSS of the access point, select one of the plurality of BSS color assignment metrics associated with an optimal choice BSS color of the plurality of BSS colors for the BSS of the access point and assign the optimal choice BSS color to the BSS of the access point.
Abstract:
A flexible radio assignment algorithm that reduces co-channel interference in Wi-Fi networks is disclosed. The flexible radio assignment algorithm calculates a density value for each of the APs controlled by a network controller. The flexible radio assignment algorithm selects an AP with the highest density value and determines that a radio in the selected AP is redundant. The flexible radio assignment algorithm manages the redundant radio in the selected AP to mitigate co-channel interference in a frequency band.
Abstract:
A wireless access point that serves one or more wireless client devices in a wireless network determines that at least one particular client device that is associated to the wireless access point should not be associated to the wireless access point. The wireless access point transmits frames so that they are received at the particular client device with reduced strength so as to provoke the particular client device to transition from the wireless access point.
Abstract:
A third device stores a receive signal strength of a received response data unit transmitted by a second device in response to reception by the second device of a first data unit transmitted by a first device, obtains a clear channel access parameter included in a header of a second data unit transmitted by the first device to the second device. The clear channel access parameter is based on a sum of a transmit power used by the first device to transmit the second data unit to the second device and a receive signal strength of the response data unit at the first device. The third device determines a transmit power to be used by the third device to send a transmission to the fourth device based on transmission exchanges between devices in a particular service set.
Abstract:
In one embodiment, a wireless access point that serves at least one client device in a wireless local area network transmits frames to the at least one client device so that the frames are received by the at least one client device with a receive signal strength so as to control the transmission of probe request messages by the at least one client device.
Abstract:
A third device stores a receive signal strength of a received response data unit transmitted by a second device in response to reception by the second device of a first data unit transmitted by a first device, obtains a clear channel access parameter included in a header of a second data unit transmitted by the first device to the second device. The clear channel access parameter is based on a sum of a transmit power used by the first device to transmit the second data unit to the second device and a receive signal strength of the response data unit at the first device. The third device determines a transmit power to be used by the third device to send a transmission to the fourth device based on transmission exchanges between devices in a particular service set.
Abstract:
A wireless access point that serves one or more wireless client devices in a wireless network determines that at least one particular client device that is associated to the wireless access point should not be associated to the wireless access point. The wireless access point transmits frames so that they are received at the particular client device with reduced strength so as to provoke the particular client device to transition from the wireless access point.