US 12,238,598 B2
Dynamic client segregation in 802.11ax networks
Nitin Changlani, Milpitas, CA (US); Sachin Ganu, San Jose, CA (US); and Eldad Perahia, Park City, UT (US)
Assigned to Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Spring, TX (US)
Filed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Dec. 22, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/560,103.
Application 17/560,103 is a continuation of application No. 16/703,351, filed on Dec. 4, 2019, granted, now 11,240,723.
Prior Publication US 2022/0116842 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 36/16 (2009.01); H04W 36/38 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/16 (2013.01) [H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 36/38 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
determining a ratio for each access point of a plurality of access points in a network, the ratio comprising a numerator being a number of client devices that are configured to transmit data using an uplink multi-user (UL MU) transmission and a denominator of the ratio being a total number of client devices connected to the access point; and
steering, based on at least the ratio, client devices of the network to particular access points of the plurality of access points.