Probe response suppression
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1. A method of an access point suppressing probe responses, comprising:
- the access point receiving a probe request from a client device;
the access point determining a quality of a link between the access point and the client device based on the probe request;
the access point communicating to other access points, a client identifier and the quality of the link between the access point and the client device.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of an access point suppressing probe responses is disclosed. The method includes the access point receiving a probe request from a client device. The access point determines a quality of a link between the access point and the client device based on the probe request, and the access point communicates to other access points, a client identifier and the quality of the link between the access point and the client device.
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1. A method of an access point suppressing probe responses, comprising:
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the access point receiving a probe request from a client device; the access point determining a quality of a link between the access point and the client device based on the probe request; the access point communicating to other access points, a client identifier and the quality of the link between the access point and the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of determining which of a plurality of access points has a highest quality link with a client device, comprising:
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at least one of the plurality of access points receiving a probe request from the client device; each access point that receives the probe request, estimating a link quality between the access point and the client device; each access point that receives the probe request, broadcasting to other access points, a client device identifier and the corresponding link quality. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of an access node within a wireless mesh network suppressing client responses, comprising:
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the access node receiving a probe request from a client device; the access node determining a quality of a link between the access node and the client device based on the probe request; the access node communicating to other access nodes, a client identifier and the quality of the link between the access node and the client device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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