GPS assisted network administration
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1. A device, comprising:
- a wireless client to;
receive global positioning system (GPS) navigation data;
identify one or more target candidate infrastructure stations for the wireless client and select a target infrastructure station for the wireless client from among the one or more target candidate infrastructure stations based on the GPS navigation data;
generate, by a GPS assisted handover module, handover instructions for a handover of the wireless client from a current infrastructure station to the target infrastructure station, the GPS assisted handover module to identify infrastructure stations proximal to an expected route and to reduce a number of target candidate infrastructure stations based on the GPS navigation data and the expected route; and
perform the handover based on the handover instructions.
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Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein include methods, apparatus, and system architectures for using GPS within wireless networks to assist with wireless network management including handovers and data transfers, along with navigation decisions within heterogeneous networks.
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14 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
a wireless client to; receive global positioning system (GPS) navigation data; identify one or more target candidate infrastructure stations for the wireless client and select a target infrastructure station for the wireless client from among the one or more target candidate infrastructure stations based on the GPS navigation data; generate, by a GPS assisted handover module, handover instructions for a handover of the wireless client from a current infrastructure station to the target infrastructure station, the GPS assisted handover module to identify infrastructure stations proximal to an expected route and to reduce a number of target candidate infrastructure stations based on the GPS navigation data and the expected route; and perform the handover based on the handover instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving global positioning system (GPS) navigation data at a wireless client comprising a processor; identifying one or more infrastructure stations sufficiently proximal to a prospective route; identifying one or more target candidate infrastructure stations at the wireless client; reducing a number of target candidate infrastructure stations based on the GPS navigation data and the prospective route; selecting a target infrastructure station at the wireless client from among the reduced number of target candidate infrastructure stations based on the GPS navigation data and on access network information; and generating handover instructions at the wireless client for a handover of the wireless client from a current infrastructure station to the target infrastructure station. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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