SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC WIRELESS COUPLING

摘要

Wireless access points may automatically discover each other and establish connections based on accumulated credit values incremented via mutual exchanges of identifiers. A first access point may select a candidate access point for a potential connection, and may maintain a credit value for the selected candidate access point. The first access point may broadcast beacon messages, including an identification of the candidate access point and the credit value. Responsive to detecting a broadcast from the candidate access point including an identifier of the first access point, the first access point may increment the credit value. As each access point continues broadcasting beacon messages, it may increment its credit value for the other access point accordingly. Upon both the first access point's and candidate access point's credit values reaching a predetermined credit threshold, the access points may initiate handshaking protocols, without requiring additional request/response exchanges or verifications of candidate selection.

主权项

1. A method for establishing a connection between access points, comprising:
receiving, by a first device from a second device, a broadcast packet comprising an identifier of the first device and a first credit value for the first device maintained by the second device; determining, by the first device, that the first credit value for the first device maintained by the second device exceeds a predetermined threshold; determining, by the first device, that a second credit value for the second device maintained by the first device exceeds the predetermined threshold; and establishing, by the first device with the second device, a connection, responsive to the determination that the first credit value exceeds the predetermined threshold and the second credit value exceeds the predetermined threshold.