Network Traffic Prioritization via Access Point Scoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information handling systems struggle to efficiently prioritize network traffic across multiple wireless options in multi-channel communication networks, leading to suboptimal bandwidth utilization and connection paths.
Innovation Solution
An information handling system that includes a processor, memory, and modules for surveying access points across a multi-channel communication network, scoring them based on signal quality, connection speed, and other metrics, and prioritizing communication to the highest scored access points.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If network traffic is prioritized based on simple signal strength metrics, then the system complexity is reduced, but the bandwidth utilization and connection path optimization deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transforms simple signal strength metrics into a comprehensive scoring system that evaluates multiple parameters including signal-to-noise ratio, reference signal received power, reference signal received quality, connection speed, retry rate, and network channel contention. This parameter expansion enables superior bandwidth utilization while maintaining manageable system complexity through structured evaluation criteria.
Solution Approach 2:
The prioritization process is segmented into distinct modules: access point survey module for data collection, scoring module for evaluation, and traffic prioritization module for decision-making. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific tasks independently, reducing overall system complexity while achieving optimized bandwidth utilization through coordinated operation.
2Reliability
If multiple access points are surveyed and scored comprehensively, then the connection path optimization improves, but the time required for surveying and scoring increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary surveying and scoring of multiple access points before actual data transmission occurs. By pre-evaluating signal-to-noise ratio, reference signal received power, reference signal received quality, connection speed, retry rate, and network channel contention, the system identifies optimal connection paths in advance, reducing real-time decision time and improving connection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the scoring module continuously monitors performance metrics such as retry rate and network channel contention, adjusting the evaluation criteria dynamically. This feedback loop enables the system to optimize connection paths based on real-time conditions while maintaining efficient surveying and scoring processes through adaptive evaluation.
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AI summary
An information handling system comprising a processor, memory, and a wireless network interface device and the processor executing an access point survey module to survey a plurality of access points distributed across the multi-channel communication network having a plurality of wireless protocol networks to, based on the type of wireless protocol network, determine and assign a numerical value to the access point characteristics based on access point related signal quality factors and data connection factors aggregate the numerical values associated with the factors for each access point and rank each access point based on an aggregated score and assign communication for a network slice from the wireless network interface to an access point channel based on the aggregated scores of the access point.