公开(公告)号：DE602004010434T2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-23

申请号：DE602004010434

申请日：2004-09-13

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： LOCKER HOWARD JEFFREY ,  JAKES PHILIP JOHN ,  CROMER DARYL CARVIS

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W36/22 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A wireless network access point is described which provides the resources of a backbone network to wireless clients. The access point is able to detect a degraded condition on the backbone network. Upon detecting the degraded condition, the access point transmits or broadcasts a reassociation request to one or more clients associated with the access point. In addition, the rate at which new associations are made is halted or reduced during the degraded backbone condition. In one embodiment, the association rate is reduced by increasing the interval between beacons transmitted by the access point which identify the access to the backbone network.

公开(公告)号：AT379933T

公开(公告)日：2007-12-15

申请号：AT04766775

申请日：2004-09-13

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： LOCKER HOWARD JEFFREY ,  JAKES PHILIP JOHN ,  CROMER DARYL CARVIS

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W36/22 ,  H04W88/08

Abstract: A wireless network access point is described which provides the resources of a backbone network to wireless clients. The access point is able to detect a degraded condition on the backbone network. Upon detecting the degraded condition, the access point transmits or broadcasts a reassociation request to one or more clients associated with the access point. In addition, the rate at which new associations are made is halted or reduced during the degraded backbone condition. In one embodiment, the association rate is reduced by increasing the interval between beacons transmitted by the access point which identify the access to the backbone network.

公开(公告)号：CA2488847A1

公开(公告)日：2004-01-08

申请号：CA2488847

申请日：2003-06-25

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CROMER DARYL CARVIS ,  JAKES PHILIP JOHN ,  WARD JAMES PETER ,  LOCKER HOWARD JEFFREY

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04W84/18

Abstract: Apparatus and method provides dynamic load balancing of network bandwidth between access points in an 802.11 wireless LAN. The access point generates and monitors average bandwidth utilization of client devices connected to sa id access point. The average bandwidth utilization for each client device is aggregated and selected clients are forced to roam to other access points if the aggregate bandwidth is equal or exceeds a threshold.