Access point management
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- selecting one of a plurality of clients, wherein;
each said client has a client profile which describes the client'"'"'s experience with one or more of a plurality of access points; and
the selecting is performed based on one or more said client profiles; and
determining whether at least one said access point utilized by the selected client should be replaced by another said access point by establishing whether a difference between a connectivity score for the at least one said access point and a connectivity score for the other said access point exceeds a value.
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Abstract
Access point management is described. In an implementation, a method includes selecting one of a plurality of clients, in which each of the clients has a client profile which describes the client'"'"'s experience with one or more of a plurality of access points. The selecting is performed based on one or more of the client profiles. A determination is made as to whether at least one of the access points utilized by the selected client should be replaced by another one of the access points. The determination includes establishing whether a difference between a connectivity score for the at least one access point and a connectivity score for the other access point exceeds an inertia value.
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1. A method comprising:
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selecting one of a plurality of clients, wherein;
each said client has a client profile which describes the client'"'"'s experience with one or more of a plurality of access points; and
the selecting is performed based on one or more said client profiles; and
determining whether at least one said access point utilized by the selected client should be replaced by another said access point by establishing whether a difference between a connectivity score for the at least one said access point and a connectivity score for the other said access point exceeds a value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising managing use of a plurality of access points by a plurality of clients by:
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processing data according to one or more business rules to achieve a connectivity score for each said access point; and
forming a plurality of access point lists, wherein each said access point list;
is for communication to a respective said client; and
references at least one said access point for use by the respective said client based on a respective said connectivity score. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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creating a business rule, wherein;
the business rule includes a plurality of factors;
one said factor references cost of providing an access point;
another said factor references quality of the access point;
the one said factor and the other said factor are each assigned a respective weight; and
applying the business rule and an inertia value to determine which of a plurality of said access points are included in an access point list for communication to a respective one of a plurality of clients. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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