US 12,439,272 B2
Dynamic wireless local area network configuration in large public venue environments
John Matthew Swartz, Lithia, FL (US); Jerome Henry, Pittsboro, NC (US); Robert Edgar Barton, Richmond (CA); Matthew Aaron Silverman, Shaker Heights, OH (US); Fred Jay Anderson, Lakeville, OH (US); and Joshua D. Suhr, Lenexa, KS (US)
Assigned to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Nov. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/982,824.
Prior Publication US 2024/0155368 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 16/20 (2009.01); H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 24/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 16/20 (2013.01) [H04W 4/021 (2013.01); H04W 24/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
providing an initial configuration for a plurality of access points of a wireless network for an event at a venue, wherein the initial configuration is based on a profile for the event, a location of each access point of the plurality of access points of the wireless network for a plurality of locations for the venue, and anticipated demand at the plurality of access points of the wireless network for the venue;
determining, for a particular time for the event at the venue, a distribution of wireless devices and channel support capabilities of the wireless devices at one or more locations of the plurality of locations for the venue; and
providing an updated configuration for one or more access points of the plurality of access points of the wireless network for the venue at the one or more locations of the plurality of locations for the venue based on the distribution of the wireless devices and the channel support capabilities of the wireless devices determined for the particular time for the event at the venue.