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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2012
Applicants:
Zoran Kostic, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Kin K. Leung, Edison, NJ (US);
Hujun Yin, Whitehall, PA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
AT&T Intellectual Property II, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01); H04L 12/803 (2013.01); H04W 48/08 (2009.01); H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 28/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04L 47/10 (2013.01); H04L 47/122 (2013.01); H04L 47/14 (2013.01); H04W 48/08 (2013.01); H04W 24/00 (2013.01); H04W 28/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A network having distribution of access point loading includes access points to which mobile stations can associate themselves based upon access point beacon signal levels and loading levels for the various access points. A mobile station receives beacon signals from various access points and determines a signal strength for the received beacon signals. The mobile station also receives access point loading information from the access points. The mobile station associates with an access point based upon the access point beacon signal strengths and the access point loading information.