Invention Grant
- Patent Title: WLAN user quality of experience control in a multi-access point environment
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Application No.: US17830949Application Date: 2022-06-02
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Publication No.: US11902848B2Publication Date: 2024-02-13
- Inventor: Koen Van Oost , Bart Vercammen , Kevin Gardner
- Applicant: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
- Applicant Address: FR Paris
- Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
- Current Assignee: INTERDIGITAL CE PATENT HOLDINGS
- Current Assignee Address: FR Paris
- Agency: Volpe Koenig
- Priority: EP 307061 2014.12.17
- Main IPC: H04W36/30
- IPC: H04W36/30 ; H04W48/02 ; H04W48/20 ; H04W76/15 ; H04W24/08 ; H04W24/10 ; H04W28/02 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
A method (30) and system (10) for controlling wireless local area network (WLAN) user quality in a multi-access point environment is provided. In order to ensure good quality of service/user experience in a multi-access point Wi-Fi™ setup in which a user roams with a station (14), the access points (11, 12) continuously or at intervals assess the wireless environment's quality and report to a control entity (13). The control entity (13) determines, from the assessment data, alternative target access points (11, 12) that could be used in case the link quality of a current connection between an access point (11) and the station (14) falls below a pre-defined value. The control entity (13) then instructs the access point (11) to actively disconnect the station (14) and selects a new target access point (12) to accept the stations (14) connection request.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220295371A1 WLAN USER QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE CONTROL IN A MULTI-ACCESS POINT ENVIRONMENT Public/Granted day:2022-09-15
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