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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2009
Hrishikesh Gossain, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Charles R. Barker, Orlando, FL (US);
Keith J. Goldberg, Casselberry, FL (US);
Avinash Joshi, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Hrishikesh Gossain, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Charles R. Barker, Orlando, FL (US);
Keith J. Goldberg, Casselberry, FL (US);
Avinash Joshi, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Symbol Technologies, Inc., Holtsville, NY (US);
Abstract
A method provides for selecting a communication interface towards an access point by a wireless communication device. The method includes receiving one or more HELLO messages from the access point; determining whether any of a plurality of communication links is being used to reach the access point by evaluating at least one field of each of the received HELLO messages; penalizing a link metric of a communication link when the communication link is being used; and selecting a communication interface towards the access point, wherein the selected communication interface is coupled to a best communication link having a best link metric.