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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2004
Ahmed H. Tewfik, Edina, MN (US);
Ahmed H. Tewfik, Edina, MN (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods perform load balancing in a wireless network. In particular, one aspect of the systems and methods is the use of weighted mean end-to-end delay across the entire WLAN that is attributable to the wireless portion of the network as a measure of network performance and user satisfaction. The weighted mean end-to-end delay, the costs of refusing service to a mobile station or forcing a mobile station to switch to another access point may be added to determine whether it is desirable to switch a station to a new access point. A further aspect of the systems and methods is the measurement of network traffic, making predictions and optimizing allocation of station to access points every T seconds, where T is selected by the network manager.