HANDOFFS IN A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK

摘要

The disclosure is directed to a mobile communication device, and method for handing off a mobile communications device between access points in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN). The mobile communications device includes a processor configured to access a database having service quality information for access points in a WLAN, the processor being further configured to use the service quality information in the database to make handoff decisions between the access points. The mobile communications device also includes a transceiver configured to handoff the mobile communications device between the access points based on the handoff decisions made by the processor. The database may be located on a server connected to an IP network, the mobile communications device, or any other suitable location within the WLAN.