Patent ID: 9100895
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving by a network device a first client density array of a first access node and a second client density array of a second access node in a plurality of access nodes in a network; determining a first ratio based on a first number of first non-empty slots in the first client density array divided by a first total number of slots in the first client density array, wherein each of the first non-empty slots corresponds to a respective non-empty slot in the second client density array; determining a second ratio based on a second number of second non-empty slots in the second client density array divided by a second total number of slots in the second client density array, wherein each of the second non-empty slots corresponds to a respective non-empty slot in the first client density array; and in response to determining that one or more of the first ratio and the second ratio exceeding a predetermined threshold, identifying by the network device the first access node and the second access node as members of a virtual radio frequency (RF) neighborhood, wherein the virtual RF neighborhood comprises a subset of a RF neighborhood, each member of the virtual RF neighborhood being capable of receiving beacons from other members of the virtual RF neighborhood.