Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Handing off a terminal among wireless access points
- Patent Title (中): 在无线接入点之间切断终端
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Application No.: US14524453Application Date: 2014-10-27
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Publication No.: US09532285B2Publication Date: 2016-12-27
- Inventor: Jianbin Tang , Feng J. Wang , Yu Wang , Jun Chi Yan , Chao E. Zhang , Qian Kun Zhao
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agent Pooya Shoghi Ghalehshahi; Issac J. Gooshaw; Steven L. Fisher-Stawinski
- Priority: CN201310524940 20131030
- Main IPC: H04W36/08
- IPC: H04W36/08 ; H04W36/30 ; H04W40/36 ; H04W84/12

Abstract:
A method and system for handing off a terminal among a plurality of wireless access points (APs) connected to a central management AP. The method comprising: receiving network condition information of a terminal communicatively connected to a first wireless AP among the plurality of wireless APs. Determining a second wireless AP the plurality of wireless APs to which the terminal is to be handed off based on the network condition information of the terminal. The second wireless AP is virtually connected to the terminal. Submitting a handoff request to the second wireless AP. Notifying the terminal to hand off to the second wireless AP in response to receiving a handoff response from the second wireless AP.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150117414A1 HANDING OFF A TERMINAL AMONG WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS Public/Granted day:2015-04-30
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