Arris Enterprises LLC

Thomson Licensing

Ruckus IP Holdings LLC

Andrew Wireless Systems Gmbh

Arris International IP Ltd

Gregory Nobutaka Nakanishi

Jay William Strater

Kurt Alan Lumbatis

Paul Douglas Baker

Michael J Hartman

Kwoktung Brian Lo

Ken Haase

Meng Zhang

Christophe Piel

Xi Chen

Ted R Michaud

Subha Rajasekar

Alan R Zeleznikar

Keith J Kelley

Paul D Baker

Donald Cochrane

Gonzaga Chow

Chethan Alur Gurumallappa

Paul Baker

Diwya Kandagath Mohanan

Amol Anant Shinde

Ngoc Tuong Tran

Tao Song

A wireless network extender device is for use with a wireless access point device which is connected to a wireless network. The wireless network extender device is configured to transmit an onboarding communication on a current operating channel. The wireless network extender device includes: a radio; a memory having instructions and country code data; and a processor configured to execute the instructions stored on the memory to cause the wireless network extender device to: receive the onboarding communication on the current operating channel; identify a determined maximum broadcasting power based on the onboarding communication and the country code data; and initiate an onboarding process with the wireless access point device at the determined maximum broadcasting power on the current operating channel.

Country code or transmission power configuration prior to onboarding an extender

A client device is provided for use with a user, a network extender device and a gateway device. The client device includes: a memory; a graphic user interface configured to provide an instruction to the user to place the client device within a predetermined distance from the network extender device; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the client device to: obtain the backhaul credentials from the wireless network; obtain the extender identification data from the network extender device; instruct the graphic user interface to provide the instruction to the user to place the client device within a predetermined distance from the network extender device; communicate with the network extender device based on the extender identification data; and provide the backhaul credentials to the network extender device to enable the network extender device to join the wireless network.

Practical easyconnect onboarding of extenders

A steering controller of an access point device can provide an optimized network environment or performance by steering a target client device to a basic service set (BSS) of a network device that is different from the current BSS of the target client device based on one or more non-associated client (NAC) link quality parameters to the BSS on the network device. The steering controller can identify the target client device based on a steering condition. A delta link quality can be determined based on the NAC link quality parameters and the target link quality parameters associated with the target client device. The steering controller can send one or more steering instructions to the target client device if a candidate BSS is identified based on a comparison between a determined maximum difference between a NAC link quality parameter and a target link quality parameter and an associated threshold.

Steering to optimize performance in mesh networks

A client device for use with a wireless network controller device, a connected wireless APD and a second wireless APD, the client device including: a memory; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the client device to: associate with the wireless network; and transmit an onboard new APD instruction to the wireless network controller device to cause the wireless network controller device to: transmit a restricted mode instruction to instruct the connected wireless APD and to instruct the connected wireless APD to transmit a beacon; receive a notification of the probe request; transmit the onboarding instruction to instruct the connected wireless APD; and transmit the primary mode instruction to instruct the connected wireless APD, wherein the onboarding instruction causes one of: the connected wireless APD to transmit the beacon; and the connected wireless APD to not transmit the beacon only on the assigned channel.

Functionality to improve extender onboarding prior to country code determination

An intelligent notification system/virtual companion system provides an intelligent notification to a client device associated with a user so as to improve the quality of service to a user. Rather than send a user monotonous or routine reminders that do not reflect current or timely information, the intelligent notification/interaction is based on user data associated with the user. By aggregating user data associated with a schedule of the user, the intelligent notification/interaction system can generate an intelligent notification that provides information to the user that is useful and pertinent. For example, a user may have already completed a regularly schedule and as such no reminder is necessary. The intelligent notification/interaction can, in lieu of a reminder, send the user a encouraging or informative intelligent reminder. In this way, a user is not inundated with stale reminders but rather receives accurate, relevant and information intelligent notifications and interactions.

Multi-modal approach to providing a virtual companion system

A method for providing multiple virtual interfaces over a single physical interface of a gateway device includes configuring a first physical Wi-Fi interface with a first virtual interface for a WAN side and a second virtual interface for a LAN side by assigning SSIDs to the first virtual interface and the second virtual interface, and storing the SSIDs as virtual interface configuration data. The method further includes determining whether a packet is received over the first virtual interface or the second virtual interface based on the virtual interface configuration data, and performing virtual input processing to manage flow of the packet to a router, depending on the input virtual interface, by tagging the packet as WAN traffic associated with the first virtual interface based on the WAN SSID or as LAN traffic associated with the second virtual interface based on the LAN SSID, and forwarding the packet to the router.

Multiple virtual interfaces through a single physical interface

A method of OFDMA subcarrier allocation for stations in a wireless network includes determining a total downlink buffered traffic load for downlink traffic from a gateway device to the stations, and receiving a total uplink buffered traffic load for uplink traffic from the stations to the gateway device. The method further includes determining a first ratio of total downlink buffered traffic load for each station in relation to total downlink buffered traffic load for all stations, determining a second ratio of total uplink buffered traffic load for each station in relation to total uplink buffered traffic load for all stations, performing OFDMA subcarrier allocation for the downlink traffic by assigning available channel bandwidth proportional to the first ratio for each station, and performing OFDMA subcarrier allocation for the uplink traffic by assigning available channel bandwidth proportional to the second ratio for each station.

Method and apparatus for optimized OFDMA subcarrier allocation

A network access device, such as an extender or a multi-AP device, includes one or more backhaul stations providing one of a wireless backhaul connection and a wired backhaul connection to communicate with a root device, one or more of Fronthaul Basic Service Set (fBSS) radios initially configured in a downstate, a memory storing computer-readable instructions and includes a factory default or non-operative country code, and a processor configured to execute the computer-readable instructions to initiate an onboarding process through the root device using the one or more backhaul stations, during the onboarding process, receive a country code in a predetermined type of message, store the country code received in the predetermined type of message in the memory, and configure the one or more fBSS radios using the country code received in the predetermined type of message.

Setting country code in a network access device during an onboarding process

A controller for steering a client device between content streaming apparatuses in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The controller is configured to determine whether a client device should be steered to a content streaming apparatus based on at least one sample measurement related to the client device and/or the content streaming apparatus. The steering logic calculations may use predetermined thresholds.

Wireless steering controller

A wireless gateway for steering a client device between content streaming apparatuses in a wireless local area network (WLAN). The gateway provides an access point (GW AP) including a gateway steering controller configured to determine whether a client device should be steered to a content streaming apparatus based on at least one sample measurement on received signal strength between the client device and the content streaming apparatus and at least one other content streaming apparatus, and conduct steering logic calculations. The steering logic calculations are compared against predetermined thresholds, and said gateway steering controller provides an instruction to steer the client device to one of the content streaming apparatuses based on a difference between the steering logic calculations and the predetermined thresholds. Optionally, the gateway steering controller may also provide band steering as well as signal strength steering.

Steering between content streaming devices using derived link metrics and channel utilization information

An apparatus, method, and computer-readable recording medium perform client optimized onboarding in a wireless network. A network controller of a gateway device determines a first received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of a new client device, receives a second RSSI of the new client device from each of one or more wireless extenders, and determines a strongest RSSI among the determined first RSSI and the received second RSSI from each of the one or more wireless extenders. The network controller of the gateway device receives an onboarding request with respect to any one or the gateway device and the one or more wireless extenders, and sends a command to proceed with an onboarding operation of the new client device to any one of the gateway device and the one or more wireless extenders having the strongest RSSI from the new client device.

Optimized onboarding of devices in a wireless network

An electronic device for use with a network device, includes: a memory, having stored therein, a first and second set of threshold weighted metric values and a remediation suggestion; and a processor configured to execute instructions stored on the memory to cause the electronic device to: obtain a first of metric values associated with a first set of metrics, respectively, within a first metric category of the network device; provide a first set of weighting factors for the first set of metric values, respectively; determine a first set of weighted metric values associated with the first set of metric values, respectively, and being based on the first set of metric values and the first set of weighting factors; and perform a remediation operation associated with the remediation suggestion when the first metric category score is lower than a first metric category score threshold.

Home network health metrics reporting

A method for automatic steering of client devices accessing a network to a different access point on the network is provided. A network controller of the network device automatically identities a pre-determined type of electronic client device gaining access to the network and automatically designates the client device as non-steerable when identified as the predetermined type of electronic client device. Thus, when the network controller selects a client device for being steered to a different access point of the network during a steering event, client devices designated as non-steerable by the network controller are prevented from being steered and only client devices that are not designated as non-steerable are available as candidates to be steered. A network device is also provided.

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Gregory Nobutaka Nakanishi