Patent ID: 7940735

Claim:
A system for selecting an access point for a wireless device on a wireless network comprising: a first wireless router in communication with said wireless device for transmitting and receiving RF signals between said first wireless router and said wireless device, said first wireless router configured to: determine network performance information of said wireless network; concatenate said network performance information into data packets; a second wireless router in communication with said wireless device for transmitting and receiving RF signals between said first wireless router and said wireless device, said second wireless router configured to: determine said network performance information of said wireless network; concatenate said network performance information into said data packets; a packet network switch in communication with said first and second wireless routers for routing said data packets between said first and second wireless routers and said packet network switch; a network management device in communication with said packet network switch for instructing said packet network switch to route said data packets to one of said first and second wireless routers based on said network performance information to provide an access point for said wireless device; and wherein at least one of said first and second wireless router includes at least one module configured to: count the total of said data packets being communicated via said one of said first and second wireless router during a time period; count said data packets including real-time content being communicated via said one of said first and second wireless router during said time period; determine bandwidth of said data packets being communicated via said one of said first and second wireless router; and determine bandwidth of said data packets including real-time content being communicated via said one of said first and second wireless router.