Systems and methods for dynamically adjusting roaming parameters
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1. A method for identifying available access points (APs) in a wireless environment with a wireless communications device, comprising:
- monitoring data exchanged by a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver of the device;
determining a connection characteristic of a communications link between an AP and the wireless communications device;
dynamically adjusting a roaming threshold based, at least in part, on changes in the monitored data and the determined connection characteristic, wherein the roaming threshold corresponds to a level of performance of the communications link at which roaming scans are suspended; and
determining whether to perform a roaming scan, to discover other APs in the wireless environment while maintaining the communications link with the AP, based on a comparison between at least one characteristic of the communications link and the dynamically adjusted roaming threshold.
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Abstract
This disclosure includes systems and methods for adjusting one or more roaming parameters using information regarding WLAN activity and/or a connection characteristic indicative of the reliability of the connection.
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1. A method for identifying available access points (APs) in a wireless environment with a wireless communications device, comprising:
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monitoring data exchanged by a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver of the device; determining a connection characteristic of a communications link between an AP and the wireless communications device; dynamically adjusting a roaming threshold based, at least in part, on changes in the monitored data and the determined connection characteristic, wherein the roaming threshold corresponds to a level of performance of the communications link at which roaming scans are suspended; and determining whether to perform a roaming scan, to discover other APs in the wireless environment while maintaining the communications link with the AP, based on a comparison between at least one characteristic of the communications link and the dynamically adjusted roaming threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless communications device for identifying available access points (APs) in a wireless environment, comprising a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver and a roaming controller, wherein the roaming controller is configured to:
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monitor data exchanged by the WLAN transceiver; determine a connection characteristic of a communications link between an AP and the wireless communications device; dynamically adjust a roaming threshold based, at least in part, on changes in the monitored data and the determined connection characteristic, wherein the roaming threshold corresponds to a level of performance of the communications link at which roaming scans are suspended; and determine whether to perform a roaming scan, to discover other APs in the wireless environment while maintaining the communications link with the AP, based on a comparison between at least one characteristic of the communications link and the dynamically adjusted roaming threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium for identifying available access points (APs) in a wireless environment with a wireless communications device, the processor-readable storage medium having instructions thereon, when executed by a processor to cause the wireless communications device to:
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monitor data exchanged by a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver of the device; determine a connection characteristic regarding a communications link between an AP and the wireless communications device; dynamically adjust a roaming threshold based, at least in part, on changes in the monitored data and the determined connection characteristic, wherein the roaming threshold corresponds to a level of performance of the communications link at which roaming scans are suspended; and determine whether to perform a roaming scan, to discover other APs in the wireless environment while maintaining the communications link with the AP, based on a comparison between at least one characteristic of the communications link and the dynamically adjusted roaming threshold. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method for identifying available access points (APs) in a wireless network, wherein the wireless network includes a wireless device that exchanges data with a first AP using a wireless local area network (WLAN) transceiver, comprising:
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monitoring the exchanged data; dynamically adjusting a roaming interval and a roaming threshold of the device based at least in part on changes in the monitored data, wherein the roaming threshold corresponds to a level of performance of the communications link at which roaming scans are suspended; and determining whether to perform a roaming scan, to discover other APs in the wireless environment while maintaining a communications link with the first AP, based at least in part on the adjustments to the roaming interval and the roaming threshold. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34)
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