Patent ID: 8204029

Claim:
A system comprising: a plurality of wireless local area network access points configured to provide wireless communication in a first wireless network with wireless client devices including dual-mode wireless client devices that are configured to communicate with the first wireless local area network and with at least one other network; and a central controller configured to communicate with the access points, wherein the central controller is configured to receive information defining a coverage domain that is associated with the plurality of access points, information related to locations of at least one handover point where a dual-mode wireless client device may roam between the first wireless local area network and the other network during a communication session, and information about locations of the plurality of access points, wherein the central controller is configured to assign a plurality of different types of measurement and reporting roles to the plurality of access points based on their radio frequency locations with respect to the handover points, the access points which are assigned different types of measurement and reporting roles providing information that is utilized by the central controller to determine a location of at least one wireless client device in relation to a handover point, and at least one access point assigned one type of measurement and reporting role that provides information at a greater frequency than at least one other access point that provides information based upon another assigned type of measurement and reporting role.