PER USER UPLINK MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL ON A WI-FI COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

Uplink medium access control on per-wireless device level for a specific user. An access point sends a beacon frame to a wireless device. The beacon frame includes a BSSID that is unique to the wireless device. The beacon frame also includes embedded uplink configurations specifying uplink medium access for the wireless device. In one embodiment, a controller recognizes a device or user associated with the device, and sends corresponding uplink configurations for embedding in a subsequent beacon frame.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for controlling uplink medium access of stations connected to a wireless network, comprising:
detecting a station with a specific user attempting to associate with an access point; determining a desired level of uplink access for the station from a network perspective, based on the specific user; selecting a BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) for the station with uplink configurations corresponding to the desired level of uplink access for the specific user; generating a modified beacon frame with uplink configurations and the BSSID to the station in a beacon, the uplink configurations specifying medium access parameters for the station; sending the modified beacon frame to the station.