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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vijayakumar V, Ulsoor, IN;
Fortinet, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A probe request sent from a Wi-Fi 6E wireless client to the legacy access point is received by a Wi-Fi controller. To process, a Wi-Fi 6E access point for connection from the plurality of access points, proximate to the Wi-Fi 6E wireless client is selected for service. Reduced Neighbor Report (RNR) RNR information is collected about the Wi-Fi 6E access point by the access point the Wi-Fi 6E wireless client. The RNR information is transmitted to the legacy access point, wherein the legacy access point forwards the RNR information to the Wi-Fi 6E wireless client as part of a probe response sent responsive to the probe request. A subsequent probe request is detected, sent from the Wi-Fi 6E wireless client to initiate association with the Wi-Fi 6E access point using the RNR information.
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