US 12,144,014 B2
Resource unit puncturing and allocation based on quality metrics
Preyas Satish Hathi, Pune (IN); Nadeem Akhtar, Navi Mumbai (IN); Jatin Parekh, Mumbai (IN); and Anubhav Gupta, Navi Mumbai (IN)
Assigned to ARISTA NETWORKS, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by Arista Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/733,416.
Prior Publication US 2023/0354397 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. H04W 72/542 (2023.01); H04W 72/566 (2023.01)
CPC H04W 72/542 (2023.01) [H04W 72/569 (2023.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for applying quality metrics for resource unit (RU) allocation of a plurality of RUs in connection with a wireless access point (AP), the method comprising:
for each RU score, periodically computing an updated RU score, at an RU score measurement interval, to provide a plurality of periodically updated RU scores, the computing comprising:
receiving one or more RU quality metrics;
multiplying each quality metric in the one or more RU quality metrics by an associated weighting coefficient to provide one or more quality products; and
summing the one or more quality products to provide the updated RU score;
in response to determining that a puncture candidate RU has a puncture candidate RU score below a predetermined puncture threshold, puncturing one or more RUs associated with the puncture candidate RU score;
receiving a request to assign one or more new RUs; and
in response to the request to assign the one or more new RUs, assigning the one or more new RUs based on the plurality of periodically updated RU scores.