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Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014

Filed:

Jan. 19, 2010
Applicants:

Santosh Pandey, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Allan Thomson, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Brian Hart, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jagdish Girimaji, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Inventors:

Santosh Pandey, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Allan Thomson, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Brian Hart, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Jagdish Girimaji, Pleasanton, CA (US);

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

In an example embodiment, a wireless device is configured to associate with a first access point on a first frequency. The wireless device listens for a predefined frame, which may be sent by neighboring access points or other wireless devices. When the wireless device receives a signal comprising a predefined frame, the wireless device acquires a parameter, such as signal strength, for the signal. The wireless device sends the parameter for the signal to the first access point.


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