Broadcast operations by a selected subset of access points
Broadcast operations by a selected subset of Access Points (APs) may be provided. A first plurality of APs to perform broadcast may be selected from a plurality of APs. Next, a plurality of client devices may be moved from a second plurality of APs to the first plurality of APs during a broadcast period. Then, the plurality of client devices may be moved to the second plurality of APs from the first plurality of APs after the broadcast period.
1 . A method comprising:
selecting, from a plurality of Access Points (APs), a first plurality of APs to perform broadcast;
moving a plurality of client devices from a second plurality of APs to the first plurality of APs during a broadcast period; and
moving the plurality of client devices to the second plurality of APs from the first plurality of APs after the broadcast period.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting, from the plurality of APs, the first plurality of APs comprises selecting a dominating set comprising the first plurality of APs.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein selecting the dominating set comprises:
forming a constellation between the plurality of APs;
establishing a broadcast coverage zone for each of the plurality of APs;
evaluating power for each of the plurality of APs; and
determining a minimum set of the plurality of APs to cover an area to be the dominating set.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of APs synchronize their beacons during the broadcast period.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first plurality of APs use a common Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS) during the broadcast period.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising performing, by the second plurality of APs during the broadcast period, a task during the broadcast period.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the task comprises estimating a broadcast coverage of the second plurality of APs.
8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the task comprises performing a Radio Resource Management (RRM) operation.
9 . A system comprising:
a memory storage; and
a processing unit coupled to the memory storage, wherein the processing unit is operative to:
select, from a plurality of Access Points (APs), a first plurality of APs to perform broadcast;
move a plurality of client devices from a second plurality of APs to the first plurality of APs during a broadcast period; and
move the plurality of client devices to the second plurality of APs from the first plurality of APs after the broadcast period.
10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the processing unit being operative to select, from the plurality of APs, the first plurality of APs comprises the processing unit being operative to select a dominating set comprising the first plurality of APs.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the processing unit being operative to select the dominating set comprises the processing unit being operative to:
form a constellation between the plurality of APs;
establish a broadcast coverage zone for each of the plurality of APs;
evaluate power for each of the plurality of APs; and
determine a minimum set of the plurality of APs to cover an area to be the dominating set.
12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the first plurality of APs synchronize their beacons during the broadcast period.
13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the first plurality of APs use a common Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS) during the broadcast period.
14 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium that stores a set of instructions which when executed perform a method executed by the set of instructions comprising:
selecting, from a plurality of Access Points (APs), a first plurality of APs to perform broadcast;
moving a plurality of client devices from a second plurality of APs to the first plurality of APs during a broadcast period; and
moving the plurality of client devices to the second plurality of APs from the first plurality of APs after the broadcast period.
15 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein selecting, from the plurality of APs, the first plurality of APs comprises selecting a dominating set comprising the first plurality of APs.
16 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein selecting the dominating set comprises:
forming a constellation between the plurality of APs;
establishing a broadcast coverage zone for each of the plurality of APs;
evaluating power for each of the plurality of APs; and
determining a minimum set of the plurality of APs to cover an area to be the dominating set.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the first plurality of APs synchronize their beacons during the broadcast period.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the first plurality of APs use a common Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS) during the broadcast period.
19 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14 , further comprising performing, by the second plurality of APs during the broadcast period, a task during the broadcast period.
20 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the task comprises estimating a broadcast coverage of the second plurality of APs.