Selecting basic service set color values

1. A device comprising a processor to:

receive information of a set of devices including at least one network device, wherein the received information of the set of devices includes an operating channel of each network device in the set of devices, a basic service set (BSS) color value of each network device in the set of devices, a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of each network device in the set of devices, and a number of active frames of each network device in the set of devices during a particular period;

estimate interferences for each available BSS color value of a plurality of available BSS color values in a specified channel, based on (i) an interference of each network device in the set of devices as a function of the RSSI and (ii) an active ratio during the particular period, wherein the active ratio of a particular network device in the set of devices is a ratio of the number of active frames of the particular network device and a number of active frames of all network devices working in the specified channel; and

select a BSS color value of the plurality of available BSS color values with an estimated interference lower than estimated interferences of others from the plurality of available BSS color values.

2. The device of claim 1 ,

wherein the estimated interference for a particular available BSS color value of the plurality of available BSS color values in the specified channel is a sum of interferences of each network device in the set of devices with the particular available BSS color value in the specified channel, and

wherein the interference of the particular network device is a sum of an absolute value of an average RSSI of the particular network device during the particular period associated with a first weight and the active ratio of the particular network device with a second weight, and.

3. The device of claim 1 ,

wherein the estimated interference for a particular available BSS color value of the plurality of available BSS color values in the specified channel is a sum of interferences of each network device in the set of devices with the particular available BSS color value in the specified channel, and

wherein the interference of a particular network device is a sum of a normalized absolute value of an average RSSI of the particular network device associated with a first weight and a normalized value of the active ratio of the particular network device with a second weight.

4. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further to:

distribute the selected BSS color value to a network device in the set of devices, or other network device beyond the set of devices.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further to:

update BSS color settings of the device by the selected BSS color value.

6. The device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further to:

collect the information of the set of devices, and

disable the BSS color settings of the device during collecting the information.

7. A method comprising:

receiving, by a processor of a device, information of a set of devices including at least one network device, wherein the received information of the set of devices includes an operating channel of each network device in the set of devices, a basic service set (BSS) color value of each network device in the set of devices, a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of each network device in the set of devices, and a number of active frames of each network device in the set of devices during a particular period;

estimating, by the processor, interferences for each available BSS color value of a plurality of available BSS color values in a specified channel, based on (i) an interference of each network device in the set of devices as a function of the RSSI and (ii) an active ratio during the particular period, wherein the active ratio of a particular network device in the set of devices is a ratio of the number of active frames of the particular network device and a number of active frames of all network devices working in the specified channel; and

selecting, by the processor, a BSS color value of the plurality of available BSS color values with an estimated interference lower than estimated interferences of others from the plurality of available BSS color values.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said estimating, by the processor, interferences for each available BSS color value of a plurality of available BSS color values in a specified channel includes:

determining the interference of the particular network device by calculating a sum of an absolute value of an average RSSI of the particular network device during the particular period associated with a first weight and the active ratio of the particular network device with a second weight, and

determining the estimated interference for a particular available BSS color value of the plurality of available BSS color values in the specified channel by calculating a sum of interferences of each network device in the set of devices with the particular available BSS color value in the specified channel.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

normalizing the absolute value of the average RSSI of the particular network device during the particular period and the active ratio of the particular network device.

10. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

distributing, by the processor, the selected BSS color value to a network device in the set of devices, or other device beyond the set of devices.

11. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:

updating, by the processor, BSS color settings of the device by the selected BSS color value.

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a device, cause the processor to:

receive information of a set of devices including at least one network device, wherein the received information of the set of devices includes an operating channel of each network device in the set of devices, a basic service set (BSS) color value of each network device in the set of devices, a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of each network device in the set of devices, and a number of active frames of each network device in the set of devices during a particular period;

estimate interferences for each available BSS color value of a plurality of available BSS color values in a specified channel, based on (i) an interference of each network device in the set of devices as a function of the RSSI and (ii) an active ratio during the particular period, wherein the active ratio of a particular network device in the set of devices is a ratio of the number of active frames of the particular network device and a number of active frames of all network devices working in the specified channel; and

select a BSS color value of the plurality of available BSS color values with an estimated interference lower than estimated interferences of others from the plurality of available BSS color values.

13. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 ,

wherein the estimated interference for a particular available BSS color value of the plurality of available BSS color values in the specified channel is a sum of interferences of each network device in the set of devices with the particular available BSS color value in the specified channel, and

wherein the interference of the particular network device is a sum of an absolute value of an average RSSI of the particular network device during the particular period associated with a first weight and the active ratio of the particular network device with a second weight.

14. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 ,

wherein the estimated interference for a particular available BSS color value of the plurality of available BSS color values in the specified channel is a sum of interferences of each network device in the set of devices with the particular available BSS color value in the specified channel, and

wherein the interference of the particular network device is a sum of a normalized absolute value of an average RSSI of the particular network device associated with a first weight and a normalized value of the active ratio of the particular network device with a second weight.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further case the processor to:

distribute the selected BSS color value to a network device in the set of devices, or other network device beyond the set of devices.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the instructions further case the processor to:

update BSS color settings of the device by the selected BSS color value.