Patent ID: 9473285
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors of a network device, cause the network device to: receive a first message on a first communication band from a wireless client device; store a signal strength indicator value indicating a signal strength associated with the first message received on the first communication band; receive a second message on a second communication band from the wireless client device; in response to receiving the second message on the second communication band, determine whether the network device has previously received any message from the wireless client device on the first communication band within a predetermined time period; in response to determining that the network device received the first message on the first communication band within the predetermined time period, determine whether the network device should continue using the first communication band or start using the second communication band to communicate with the wireless client device based on the stored signal strength indicator value of the first message received on the first communication band; and responsive to determining that the network device should start using the second communication band to communicate with the wireless client device, transmit a response to the second message on the second communication band.