CPC H04W 24/10 (2013.01) [H04L 43/0888 (2013.01); H04W 84/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A first wireless mesh device in a wireless mesh network, the first wireless mesh device comprising:
a multi-band radio;
a processor coupled to the multi-band radio; and
memory to store computer-executable instructions that, if executed, cause the processor to:
receive, from a second wireless mesh device, first client information associated with a first wireless client device connected to the second wireless mesh device over a first link using a first frequency band;
determine, using the first client information, a first metric representing airtime usage associated with the first link;
determine, using the first client information, a second metric representing a first amount of data associated with the first wireless client device to be transmitted on a second link between the first wireless mesh device and the second wireless mesh device, the second link using the first frequency band;
determine a third metric representing the first amount of data associated with the first wireless client device to be transmitted on a third link between the first wireless mesh device and the second wireless mesh device, the third link using a second frequency band;
determine, using the first metric and the second metric, a fourth metric representing a first amount of throughput associated with a first path comprising the second link and the first link;
determine a fifth metric representing a second amount of throughput associated with a second path comprising the third link and the first link;
determine that the fifth metric is less than the fourth metric; and
send or receive first data associated with the first wireless client device on the third link.
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