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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2013
Zte Corporation, Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN;
ZTE CORPORATION, Shenzhen, Guangdon, CN;
Abstract
Disclosed are a method and device for implementing load balancing, when a first Access Point (AP) is to transmit data of a Station (STA) accessing the first AP, the first AP determines other APs for load sharing and transmits data desired to be offloaded to said other APs. Technical solutions for implementing load balancing according to the present disclosure can offload data of an STA to one or more APs and transmit the data to the Internet by virtue of other APs of a same ESS when conditions of a wireless network where a wireless AP of a MiFi or Eufi type is located is relatively poor or a load of the wireless AP is relatively heavy. Therefore, when too many STAs access the wireless AP, cases will not arise that the load of the wireless AP is too heavy or a 3G/4G network where the wireless AP is located experiences deterioration of its conditions or even an decrease in its performance. In addition, the load balancing can effectively improve user experiences for STAs to use a wireless network while improving utilization rate of wireless APs of the same ESS.