Patent ID: 7940735
Filing Date: 2011-05-10
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for selecting an access point for a wireless device on a wireless network comprising: a first wireless router in communication with said wireless device for transmitting and receiving RF signals between said first wireless router and said wireless device, said first wireless router configured to: determine network performance information of said wireless network; concatenate said network performance information into data packets; a second wireless router in communication with said wireless device for transmitting and receiving RF signals between said first wireless router and said wireless device, said second wireless router configured to: determine said network performance information of said wireless network; concatenate said network performance information into said data packets; a packet network switch in communication with said first and second wireless routers for routing said data packets between said first and second wireless routers and said packet network switch; a network management device in communication with said packet network switch for instructing said packet network switch to route said data packets to one of said first and second wireless routers based on said network performance information to provide an access point for said wireless device; and wherein at least one of said first and second wireless router includes at least one module configured to: