US 12,231,910 B1
Method and wireless extender for operating in a wireless frequency band and computer program product
Jiaxin Chen, Shenzhen (CN); and Jianxin Liao, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to TP-Link Systems Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by TP-Link Systems Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/808,119.
Int. Cl. H04W 16/26 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 16/26 (2013.01) [H04W 76/15 (2018.02)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating a wireless extender in a wireless frequency band, the wireless extender comprising a first radio operating in a first range of frequencies of the wireless frequency band and a second radio operating in a second range of frequencies of the wireless frequency band, the method comprising:
controlling a first station (STA) interface of the first radio and a second STA interface of the second radio to connect to a router in response to determining that a connection state of the first STA interface and a connection state of the second STA interface are both disconnected;
controlling the second STA interface to stop connecting to the router in response to determining that the first STA interface has connected to the router; and
disabling a first access point (AP) interface of the first radio and enabling a second AP interface of the second radio.