CLIENT LOAD BALANCING, POWER MANAGEMENT, AND MOBILITY IN HIERARCHICAL WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS

摘要

In one embodiment, a method for client load balancing is implemented in a wireless hierarchical mesh network. The method includes grouping a plurality of nodes in the network, broadcasting a load information message (LIM) from each of the nodes to provide a plurality of LIMs, each LIM comprising a node-to-stations mapping for stations detected by each respective node, computing a station-to-nodes mapping for each respective node using data collected from the plurality of LIMs, and determining a station-to-node assignment using rank and signal strength information obtained from processing the collected data. Other methods are provided for power management and client mobility in the network.