Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Zhou Wang

Alain Gefflaut

Andreas Steinmetzler

Chen Zhao

Alain Franck Gefflaut

Arsalan Ahmad

Alexandre De Baynast

Wolfgang Manousek

William Dunlap

Embodiments related to automatically adjusting wireless network settings based upon utilization of a wireless network link by applications are disclosed. For example, one disclosed embodiment provides a method of adjusting a wireless networking setting for a wireless network link. The method includes monitoring data flow through a network interface controller to collect, for each of one or more applications running on the computing device and communicating over the wireless network link, flow performance data comprising information regarding an amount of data flow arising from the application. The method also includes monitoring link data comprising information regarding data being sent and received over the wireless network link, and based upon the flow performance data and the link data, controlling a network interface controller to adjust the wireless networking parameter to change a configuration of the network link.

Application-driven control of wireless networking settings

The disclosure describes a system for active channel management in a wireless network. The system may include spectrum monitoring in order to determine channel usage within a wireless network and/or to provide a projected transmission quality for each available channel. Another aspect of the system concerns allowing nodes in a wireless network to exchange spectrum usage data. The system may include renegotiation and handover of data transmission between channels and/or different wireless technologies.

Management of a wireless network

A framework capable of providing transparent handling of network traffic in close proximity networks such as home networks is provided. A single virtual network interface is exposed to users/applications on connected devices. A virtual network interface manager determines available physical network interfaces and switches to a different physical network interface or a different configuration on the same physical network interface in a transparent manner to the communicating application(s). This enables the framework to optimize network communications for the communicating applications, devices, and users based on predefined criteria, application requirements such as different data throughput, or changing environment conditions such as interference. Network communication operations are also simplified for users since they are no longer required to have the necessary knowledge for configuring physical network interfaces manually in response to changing conditions.

Framework for optimizing and simplifying network communication in close proximity networks

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