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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2023
Applicant:
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Inventors:
Liang Tao, Nanjing, CN;
Dewei Bao, Nanjing, CN;
Changlu Li, Nanjing, CN;
Lv Ding, Nanjing, CN;
Wenlu Zhao, Nanjing, CN;
Assignee:
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/30 (2018.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/033 (2023.05); H04W 76/30 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, a device identification method includes: obtaining historical connection data of the second device belonging to a wireless local area network (WLAN), where the historical connection data reflects a connection status between each of at least one terminal device that used to be connected to the second device and the WLAN; and determining the second device as an edge wireless access point (AP) device based on off-net terminal device data of the second device.