Patent ID: 7969937
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: setting a plurality of received signal strength indicator (RSSI) thresholds including a first RSSI threshold and a second RSSI threshold, the second RSSI threshold having a value lower than the first RSSI threshold; placing an address of a station into a list identifying stations located in a potential coverage hole if, after determining a RSSI value for a wireless message that includes the address of the station from which the wireless message originated and comparing the RSSI value with the first RSSI threshold and the second RSSI threshold, none of the plurality of access points computes the RSSI value of the wireless message above the second RSSI threshold; and removing the address of the station from the list if one of the plurality of access points computes the RSSI value of the management message above the first RSSI threshold.