A wireless network device , for use within a wireless network , comprising: a processor ; a memory ; and an interface for receiving and transmitting data; wherein the wireless network device is adapted to: associate first data with communication between the wireless network device and a client device to which the wireless network device is connectable; associate second data with communication between the client device and a further wireless network device to which the client device is connectable, wherein the first data is measured data and the second data is inferred data, the measured data being a measured signal strength for a first band and the inferred data being an inferred signal strength for a second band, the inferred signal strength being determined at the wireless network device by subtracting a configurable value generated based on monitoring transmissions of the client device in the first band and the second band from the measured signal strength for the first band, in response to an absence of measurements for the second band; and determine, based at least in part on the first and second associated data, one of communication between the client device and the wireless network device and guiding the client device for communication between the client device and the further network device. a processor ; a memory ; and an interface for receiving and transmitting data; wherein the wireless network device is adapted to: associate first data with communication between the wireless network device and a client device to which the wireless network device is connectable; associate second data with communication between the client device and a further wireless network device to which the client device is connectable, wherein the first data is measured data and the second data is inferred data, the measured data being a measured signal strength for a first band and the inferred data being an inferred signal strength for a second band, the inferred signal strength being determined at the wireless network device by subtracting a configurable value generated based on monitoring transmissions of the client device in the first band and the second band from the measured signal strength for the first band, in response to an absence of measurements for the second band; and determine, based at least in part on the first and second associated data, one of communication between the client device and the wireless network device and guiding the client device for communication between the client device and the further network device. associate first data with communication between the wireless network device and a client device to which the wireless network device is connectable; associate second data with communication between the client device and a further wireless network device to which the client device is connectable, wherein the first data is measured data and the second data is inferred data, the measured data being a measured signal strength for a first band and the inferred data being an inferred signal strength for a second band, the inferred signal strength being determined at the wireless network device by subtracting a configurable value generated based on monitoring transmissions of the client device in the first band and the second band from the measured signal strength for the first band, in response to an absence of measurements for the second band; and determine, based at least in part on the first and second associated data, one of communication between the client device and the wireless network device and guiding the client device for communication between the client device and the further network device. communication between the client device and the wireless network device and guiding the client device for communication between the client device and the further network device. <EOS>