公开(公告)号：US09750022B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US14454589

申请日：2014-08-07

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Hui Liu ,  Jiatong Zhou ,  Jiang Zhu ,  Tak Ming Francis Pang

IPC: H04W72/04 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W16/02 ,  H04W88/08 ,  H04W72/00

CPC classification number: H04W72/0453 ,  H04W16/02 ,  H04W16/14 ,  H04W72/00 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises determining, by an apparatus, a pattern of frequency band capabilities of wireless client devices relative to respective wireless Media Access Control (MAC) addresses of the wireless client devices, the determining based on a machine-based classification of the wireless client device capabilities relative to the respective MAC addresses; classifying a new wireless client device based on classifying the corresponding MAC address of the new client device relative to the pattern; and steering the new wireless client device to an available wireless band based on the classifying of the new wireless client device.