Patent ID: 11902848
Assignee: INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method implemented in a control network element, the method comprising:
receiving link quality reports generated by a first access point, wherein a station is associated with the first access point;
receiving environment quality reports generated by one or more access points;
after receiving an alarm from the first access point, sending a first message to the first access point, the first message including information (i) indicating a media access control (MAC) address of the station to add in a list, wherein the list is used to reject a connection request from a listed station, (ii) instructing the first access point to maintain the MAC address of the station in the list for a first time period and to remove the MAC address of the station from the list after expiration of the first time period, and (iii) instructing the first access point to actively disconnect the station; and
sending a second message to a target access point, selected from the one or more access points based on the received environment quality reports, the second message indicating the MAC address of the station, wherein the indication is used to instruct the target access point to accept a connection request from the station.