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Method and System for Load Balancing Traffic in a Wireless Network

  • US 20080049687A1
  • Filed: 08/22/2006
  • Published: 02/28/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for load balancing traffic in a wireless network, comprising:

  • identifying, by a managing device, a respective operational parameter from each of a plurality of wireless network devices in the wireless network, the respective operational parameter indicative of a number of endpoint associations for each of the plurality of wireless network devices;

    examining, by the managing device, each of the respective operational parameters to generate an overloaded wireless network device list and a partially loaded wireless network device list, the overloaded wireless network device list comprising one or more wireless network devices with a maximum number of endpoint associations, the partially loaded wireless network device list comprising one or more wireless network devices with a minimal number of endpoint associations;

    identifying, by the managing device, a wireless network device from the overloaded wireless network device list;

    distributing, by the managing device, a first command to an endpoint device to disassociate from the identified wireless network device and a second command to the endpoint device to associate with a wireless network device of the one or more wireless network devices from the partially loaded wireless network device list; and

    configuring, by the managing device, the wireless network device to limit the number of endpoint associations to a number less than the particular number.

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