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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Hsiang-Wen Chen, Keelung, TW;
Hsiao-Yung Chen, New Taipei, TW;
Wen-Ping Chi, New Taipei, TW;
Hsin Yu Hsieh, Taipei, TW;
Wendy Ping Wen Wang, New Taipei, TW;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed aspects relate to access point selection. A set of beacon frame transmission data for a set of access points may be collected by a computing device. The beacon frame transmission data may include first and second subsets indicating respective frame success rates. The computing device may compare factors derived utilizing the respective frame success rates. The computing device may evaluate network capability data for the access points. The computing device may weight the beacon frame transmission data with respect to information indicating network security and encryption level have heavier weights than other factors, and identify that the first access point achieves an encryption level threshold. The computing device may use the beacon frame transmission data for the set of access points to determine to establish a connection utilizing the first access point. The computing device may establish the connection utilizing the first access point.