US 11,696,216 B2
SSID broadcast management to support priority of broadcast
Ivan Ong, Malvern, PA (US); and Phillip A. Sanderson, Mount Laurel, NJ (US)
Assigned to Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed by Comcast Cable Communications, LLC, Philadelphia, PA (US)
Filed on Feb. 18, 2016, as Appl. No. 15/46,945.
Prior Publication US 2017/0245201 A1, Aug. 24, 2017
Int. Cl. H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 48/12 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 48/10 (2013.01) [H04W 48/12 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 26 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
transmitting, from an access point:
a first plurality of beacon frames each comprising a first network identifier; and
a second plurality of beacon frames each comprising a second network identifier that is different from the first network identifier, wherein the first plurality of beacon frames are transmitted using a first transmission parameter, and wherein the second plurality of beacon frames are transmitted using a second transmission parameter;
detecting, by the access point, an increase in data traffic associated with the first network identifier; and
changing, by the access point and based on the detected increase in the data traffic associated with the first network identifier, the second transmission parameter used to transmit the second plurality of beacon frames comprising the second network identifier.