US 11,870,838 B2
Steering between content streaming devices using derived link metrics and channel utilization information
Jay Strater, San Diego, CA (US); Gregory Nakanishi, San Diego, CA (US); and Michael J. Hartman, Chelmsford, MA (US)
Assigned to ARRIS ENTERPRISES LLC, Suwanee, GA (US)
Filed by ARRIS Enterprises LLC, Suwanee, GA (US)
Filed on Feb. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/667,769.
Application 17/667,769 is a continuation of application No. 15/382,966, filed on Dec. 19, 2016, granted, now 11,297,125.
Prior Publication US 2022/0272144 A1, Aug. 25, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/04 (2022.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 16/28 (2009.01); H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04W 36/08 (2009.01); H04W 40/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 36/38 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04W 36/26 (2009.01)
CPC H04L 67/04 (2013.01) [H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04W 16/28 (2013.01); H04W 36/08 (2013.01); H04W 40/12 (2013.01); H04W 40/24 (2013.01); H04W 36/26 (2013.01); H04W 36/38 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A wireless gateway for steering a client device between content streaming apparatuses in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the wireless gateway comprising:
a gateway steering controller configured to determine whether to steer a client device to a content streaming apparatus based on at least one sample measurement of received signal strength on a first Wi-Fi radio band between the client device and the content streaming apparatus and at least one other content streaming apparatus, and configured to conduct steering logic calculations based on the at least one sample measurement,
wherein the steering logic calculations are compared against predetermined thresholds, and
the gateway steering controller provides an instruction to steer the client device to the first Wi-Fi radio band or a second Wi-Fi radio band of one of the content streaming apparatuses based on a difference between the steering logic calculations and the predetermined thresholds.