Patent ID: 8315163
Filing Date: 2012-11-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for implementing load sharing among Access Points (AP), wherein, the method is applied in a wireless network comprising at least one Load Sharing Service (LSS) into which a plurality of APs in the wireless network are divided, and each LSS comprises at least two APs belonging to the same Extended Service Set (ESS), the method comprising: when an AP receives from a mobile Station (STA) an LSS access request comprising information of at least one AP belonging to the same LSS and being available for the STA to access before the STA has accessed the AP, by the AP: selecting at least one AP to be accessed by the STA from the at least one AP belonging to the same LSS and being available for the STA to access according to a predefined strategy for load sharing and load status of each AP belonging to the same LSS.