Patent ID: 7480264
Filing Date: 2009-01-20
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method, comprising: in response to a request for entering a wireless network from a wireless station and forwarded from a plurality of access points (APs), a network access device coupled to the plurality of APs determining a load for each of the APs, including calculating a weight for each AP according to a predetermined algorithm, the weight representing the load for the respective AP based on at least one of the number of wireless stations associated with the respective AP, the RSSI between the respective AP and the wireless station of the request, and the FER of the respective AP, wherein calculating a weight for each AP according to a predetermined algorithm comprises: the network access device selecting one of the APs based on the determined loads of the APs to associate with the wireless station, including selecting an AP having a weight that satisfies a predetermined category to associate with the wireless station, while causing a remainder of the APs to reject the request, wherein the load of each AP is determined based on a number of wireless stations associated with the respective AP and a received signal strength indication (RSSI) between the respective AP and the wireless station of the request, wherein the load of each AP is determined further based on a frame error rate (FER) of the respective AP.