Network and context aware AP and band switching
A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing an intelligent connectivity operation. The intelligent connectivity operation includes: identifying context aware information associated with an information handling system; identifying network infrastructure operational information, the network infrastructure operational information including access point (AP) usage information; and, selecting an access point and a channel within the network infrastructure for use by the information handling system based upon the context aware information and the network infrastructure operational information.
1. A computer-implementable method for performing an intelligent connectivity operation, comprising:
identifying context-aware information associated with an information handling system, the context-aware information comprising information identifying a context in which the information handling system is being used;
identifying network infrastructure operational information, the network infrastructure operational information including wireless network infrastructure operational information associated with available access points (APs); and,
selecting an access point and a channel within the network infrastructure for use by the information handling system based upon the context-aware information and the network infrastructure operational information.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the context-aware information associated with the information handling system comprises at least one of lid status information, power management status information, usage information, and movement information.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying user wireless consumption capacity; and,
selecting the access point and the channel includes taking the wireless consumption capacity into account.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein further comprising:
performing a holistic decision balancing operation when selecting the access point and the channel, the holistic decision balancing operation being based upon a context assisted smart connect status of the information handling system and a wireless network infrastructure operational information of the network infrastructure.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying triggering event information associated with context-aware information, the context-aware information comprising at least one of link quality characteristics, device contexture information and user behavior information.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein:
the access point and the channel within the network infrastructure are selected based upon the triggering event information, the selecting deferring to a network infrastructure connect decision when an expected behavior of the information handling system is majorly triggered by the link quality characteristics, the selecting deferring to a contexture assisted smart connect decision when an expected behavior of the information handling system is majorly triggered by a change in one of device contexture information and user behavior information.
7. A system comprising:
a processor;
a data bus coupled to the processor; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for:
identifying context-aware information associated with an information handling system, the context-aware information comprising information identifying a context in which the information handling system is being used;
identifying network infrastructure operational information, the network infrastructure operational information including wireless network infrastructure operational information associated with available access points (APs); and,
selecting an access point and a channel within the network infrastructure for use by the information handling system based upon the context-aware information and the network infrastructure operational information.
8. The system of claim 7 , wherein:
the context-aware information associated with the information handling system comprises at least one of lid status information, power management status information, usage information, and movement information.
9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further configured for:
identifying user wireless consumption capacity; and,
selecting the access point and the channel includes taking the wireless consumption capacity into account.
10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further configured for:
performing a holistic decision balancing operation when selecting the access point and the channel, the holistic decision balancing operation being based upon a context assisted smart connect status of the information handling system and a wireless network infrastructure operational information of the network infrastructure.
11. The system of claim 7 , wherein the instructions executable by the processor are further configured for:
identifying triggering event information associated with context-aware information, the context-aware information comprising at least one of link quality characteristics, device contexture information and user behavior information.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein:
the access point and the channel within the network infrastructure are selected based upon the triggering event information, the selecting deferring to a network infrastructure connect decision when an expected behavior of the information handling system is majorly triggered by the link quality characteristics, the selecting deferring to a contexture assisted smart connect decision when an expected behavior of the information handling system is majorly triggered by a change in one of device contexture information and user behavior information.
13. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
identifying context-aware information associated with an information handling system, the context-aware information comprising information identifying a context in which the information handling system is being used;
identifying network infrastructure operational information, the network infrastructure operational information including wireless network infrastructure operational information associated with available access points (APs); and,
selecting an access point and a channel within the network infrastructure for use by the information handling system based upon the context-aware information and the network infrastructure operational information.
14. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the context-aware information associated with the information handling system comprises at least one of lid status information, power management status information, usage information, and movement information.
15. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein computer executable instructions are further configured for:
identifying user wireless consumption capacity; and,
selecting the access point and the channel includes taking the wireless consumption capacity into account.
16. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein computer executable instructions are further configured for:
performing a holistic decision balancing operation when selecting the access point and the channel, the holistic decision balancing operation being based upon a context assisted smart connect status of the information handling system and a wireless network infrastructure operational information of the network infrastructure.
17. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein computer executable instructions are further configured for:
identifying triggering event information associated with context-aware information, the context-aware information comprising at least one of link quality characteristics, device contexture information and user behavior information.
18. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein:
the access point and the channel within the network infrastructure are selected based upon the triggering event information, the selecting deferring to a network infrastructure connect decision when an expected behavior of the information handling system is majorly triggered by the link quality characteristics, the selecting deferring to a contexture assisted smart connect decision when an expected behavior of the information handling system is majorly triggered by a change in one of device contexture information and user behavior information.
19. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are deployable to a client system from a server system at a remote location.
20. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein:
the computer executable instructions are provided by a service provider to a user on an on-demand basis.