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Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018

Filed:

Sep. 30, 2016
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Hsiang-Wen Chen, Keelung, TW;

Hsiao-Yung Chen, New Taipei, TW;

Wen-Ping Chi, New Taipei, TW;

Hsin Yu Hsieh, Taipei, TW;

Wendy Ping Wen Wang, New Taipei, TW;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/06 (2009.01); H04W 36/18 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/18 (2013.01); H04W 36/0005 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed aspects relate to access point selection. A set of beacon frame transmission data for a set of access points may be collected by a computing device. The computing device may use the set of beacon frame transmission data for the set of access points to determine to establish a connection utilizing a first access point of the set of access points. The computing device may establish the connection utilizing the first access point.


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