Dynamic client segregation in 802.11AX networks
Systems and methods for dynamic client segregation in 802.11ax networks includes determining, for each access point of a plurality of access points in a network, a ratio comprising a number of fully uplink multi-user capable client devices to a total number of client devices connected to the access point; and steering, based on at least the ratio, client devices of the network to particular access points of the plurality of access points.
1. A method, comprising:
determining, for each access point of a plurality of access points in a network, a ratio comprising a number of fully uplink multi-user capable client devices to a total number of client devices connected to the access point; and
steering, based on at least the ratio, client devices of the network to particular access points of the plurality of access points, wherein steering comprises moving a fully uplink multi-user capable client device from a first access point of the plurality of access points to a second access point of the plurality of access points, wherein the first access point is associated with a ratio below a first threshold, wherein the second access point is associated with a ratio above a second threshold, and wherein the first threshold is less than the second threshold.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein steering distributes a plurality of client devices of the network such that the ratio of each access point of the plurality of access points is either a low amount or a high amount.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein partially uplink multi-user capable client devices are grouped with uplink multi-user incapable client devices.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein partially uplink multi-user capable client devices are grouped with fully uplink multi-user capable client devices.
5. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a hardware processor of a computing component, the machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions to cause the hardware processor to:
determine, for each access point of a plurality of access points in a network, a ratio comprising a number of fully uplink multi-user capable client devices to a total number of client devices connected to the access point; and
steer, based on at least the ratio, client devices of the network to particular access points of the plurality of access points, wherein steering comprises moving a fully uplink multi-user capable client device from a first access point of the plurality of access points to a second access point of the plurality of access points, wherein the first access point is associated with a ratio below a first threshold, wherein the second access point is associated with a ratio above a second threshold, and wherein the first threshold is less than the second threshold.
6. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein steering distributes a plurality of client devices of the network such that the ratio of each access point of the plurality of access points is either a low amount or a high amount.
7. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein partially uplink multi-user capable client devices are grouped with uplink multi-user incapable client devices.
8. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 5 , wherein partially uplink multi-user capable client devices are grouped with fully uplink multi-user capable client devices.
9. A system, comprising:
a processor;
a memory, the memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
determine, for each access point of a plurality of access points in a network, a ratio comprising a number of fully uplink multi-user capable client devices to a total number of client devices connected to the access point; and
steer, based on at least the ratio, client devices of the network to particular access points of the plurality of access points, wherein steering comprises moving a fully uplink multi-user capable client device from a first access point of the plurality of access points to a second access point of the plurality of access points, wherein the first access point is associated with a ratio below a first threshold, wherein the second access point is associated with a ratio above a second threshold, and wherein the first threshold is less than the second threshold.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein steering distributes a plurality of client devices of the network such that the ratio of each access point of the plurality of access points is either a low amount or a high amount.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein partially uplink multi-user capable client devices are grouped with uplink multi-user incapable client devices.