Load Balancing Methods and Access Point Devices

Abstract

The invention discloses a load balancing method, comprising the following steps carried out by an access point: determining adjacent access points of the access point; acquiring the number of association terminals of the access point; and acquiring the number of association terminals of each adjacent access point; comparing the number of the association terminals of the access point with the number of the association terminals of the adjacent access points; judging whether the number of the association terminals of the access point meets a first preset condition or not, the first preset condition lying in that the number of the association terminals of the access point is higher than that of a preset quantity of or a preset proportion of the adjacent access points; and rejecting an access request from a terminal by the access point when the first preset condition is met. The invention further discloses an access point apparatus for realizing the load balancing method. The method and apparatus provided by the invention enable the access point to judge the access request from the terminal more quickly and correctly, thereby improving the user experience.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of wireless communication, in particular to a load balancing method and an access point device. Background technique [0002] At present, the mobile Internet is developing rapidly, and there are many types of wireless terminals. A large number of mainstream wireless devices include notebooks, PADs, mobile phones, and smart wearable devices. According to statistics, at present, each person has at least two to three wireless terminals in use at the same time. [0003] In places such as large shopping malls, airports or train waiting halls, or large conferences where there is a large and fast flow of people, the space is large and the mobility of users is high. In this case, the distance between the terminal and the access point keeps changing, and the channel quality between the terminal and the access point also keeps changing. Some terminals are getting farther and farther away from the originally associate...

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In this case, the distance between the terminal and the access point keeps changing, and the channel quality between the terminal and the access point also keeps changing. Some terminals are getting farther and farther away from the originally associated access point. The distance between the terminal and the access point may be getting closer and closer. Since the terminal determines which access point to associate with according to the received signal strength of the access point, as the distance between the terminal and the access point And the channel conditions are constantly changing, and the load is constantly leaving or associated with each access point, resulting in a large change in the load of the access point

In this way, some access points are rarely loaded and waste wireless resources. At the same time, some access points are loaded too much, and the signal strength received by users is low, resulting in poor user experience.

[0004] In the prior art, the load balancing method is implemented based on the signal strength transmitted by the terminal test access point, but the speed of detection by the terminal is relatively slow, which affects the speed of association between the terminal and the access point, thereby affecting user experience

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