WiFi Access Point Handshake Priorities for Power Efficiency
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing WiFi network technologies lack efficient methods for prioritizing WiFi access point handshakes during recovery and discovery, leading to high power consumption and suboptimal connection establishment.
Innovation Solution
A system where a server collects scan lists from client devices, evaluates WiFi access points, and supplies handshake priorities to optimize the sequence of handshakes for power efficiency and effective recovery and discovery, using a Fibonacci sequence-based counter to prioritize network probes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If WiFi access point handshakes are established frequently for network recovery and discovery, then network availability and service detection are improved, but power consumption at client devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server pre-calculates and supplies handshake priorities to client devices before handshakes are needed. Scan lists are collected in advance, evaluated by the server, and priority information is provided to clients so they can perform handshakes in an optimized sequence without real-time computation overhead
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of handshake timing by introducing priority-based scheduling. Instead of uniform or random handshake attempts, the patent implements a prioritized sequence where handshakes are performed based on pre-calculated priorities, reducing the total number of attempted handshakes while maintaining network availability
2Reliability
If WiFi access point handshakes are established frequently for network recovery and discovery, then network service detection is improved, but connection establishment efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs preliminary evaluation of scan lists and determines optimal handshake sequences in advance. This pre-computation of priorities allows client devices to efficiently establish connections by following the pre-determined sequence without wasting time on suboptimal handshake attempts
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback through the priority supply mechanism where the server evaluates scan lists from multiple clients and provides optimized handshake priority information back to them. This feedback loop enables continuous improvement of connection establishment efficiency based on observed network conditions
Data Source
AI summary
A server has a processor and a memory connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions executed by the processor to collect scan lists from client devices. Each scan list includes individual entries. Each individual entry specifies a WiFi access point network identifier collected by a client. WiFi access point networks in the scan lists are evaluated. WiFi access point handshake priorities are supplied to the client devices. The WiFi access point handshake priorities characterize WiFi access point recovery and discovery priorities.