Patent ID: 11889339
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A method of operating a first wireless mesh device, the method comprising:
receiving, from a second wireless mesh device, first client information associated with a first wireless client device connected to the second wireless mesh device over a first link using a first frequency band;
determining, using the first client information, a first metric representing airtime usage associated with the first link;
determining a second metric representing a first amount of data associated with the first wireless client device to be transmitted on a second link between the first wireless mesh device and the second wireless mesh device, the second link using the first frequency band;
determining a third metric representing the first amount of data associated with the first wireless client device to be transmitted on a third link between the first wireless mesh device and the second wireless mesh device, the third link using a second frequency band;
determining, using the first metric and the second metric, a fourth metric representing a first amount of throughput associated with a first path comprising the second link and the first link;
determining a fifth metric representing a second amount of throughput associated with a second path comprising the third link and the first link;
determining that the fifth metric is less than the fourth metric; and
sending or receiving first data associated with the first wireless client device on the third link.