Abstract: Systems and methods for spatial reuse in a deployed wireless area network (WLAN) include identifying a plurality of competing APs of an external wireless network operating on a same channel as a deployed AP of a deployed wireless network; examining the received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the identified plurality of competing APs of the external wireless network; filtering out selected one or more of the identified plurality of competing APs of the external wireless network based on their respective RSSIs to arrive at a filtered set of competing APs; and augmenting a spatial reuse group (SRG) of the deployed AP to include the APs in the filtered set of competing APs in the SRG.

Abstract: A method including identifying that a client device is physically presented within a coverage area corresponding to a network is provided. The client device is associated with a user having a user credential to log in to the network, and the method includes determining that the client device has not requested to log in to the network using the user credential, and generating an alert to an administrator of the network responsive to both (1) that the client device is physically presented within the coverage area and (2) that the client device has not requested to log in to the network.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a client device fingerprint model and identifying client devices using the model. Identifying client devices includes monitoring traffic transmitted over a wireless network to an unknown first client device, the traffic using at least one value of at least one wireless network operational parameter; determining, for each at least one value of the at least one wireless network operational parameter, a respective probability of successful packet reception at the first client device; comparing each probability to a data model representing probabilities of successful packet reception at each of a plurality of known second client devices for each of a plurality of values of the wireless network operational parameter; and associating at least one of the labels of the second client devices with the first client device based on the compare.

Abstract: Systems and methods for assigning default an alternative BSS colors in a wireless local area network (WLAN) including a network graph representing radio neighbors include assigning a frequency range and EIRP for each radio represented in the network graph; generating a subgraph of radios operating at the same frequency range; for the subgraph, determining a minimum number of basic service set (BSS) colors required to BSS color the subgraph without BSS color conflict; based on the minimum number of BSS colors, assigning a default BSS color to each radio in the subgraph to avoid BSS color conflict among radios in the subgraph; based on remaining BSS colors, assigning one or more alternative BSS colors to each radio in the subgraph.

Abstract: Systems and methods for assigning BSS colors in a deployed wireless area network (WLAN) include identifying a plurality of APs of an external wireless network operating on a same channel as a deployed AP of a deployed wireless network; selecting as a subset of the plurality of APs of the external wireless network those APs of the external wireless network based on expected interference; grouping the APs of the subset of the plurality of APs by a basic service set (BSS) color used by each of the plurality of identified APs of the external wireless network to form AP BSS color groups; calculating an airtime utilization for each AP color group; and selecting a BSS color using the calculated airtime utilization and assigning the selected BSS color for use by the deployed AP of the deployed wireless network.

Abstract: An example non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to: determine a channel distribution vector based on a channel priority for a plurality of available wireless channels within a wireless network; receive a set of constraints on a channel plan; determine a channel plan meeting the set of user defined constraints based on the channel distribution vector; and transmit the channel plan to a plurality of radios on the wireless network, wherein the channel plan comprises a channel assigned to each radio of the plurality of radios.

Abstract: An example network information aggregator is disclosed. The network information aggregator includes a network interface, a memory, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is to receive a machine learning model trained using initialization data from a model creation device. The processing circuitry is also to generate a device steering rule to steer a client device from a first radio to a second radio using the machine learning model. The processing circuitry is also to send a steer command to the first radio.

Abstract: Systems and methods for calculating uplink pathloss in a wireless local area network are provided. Uplink pathloss between an access point and client device operating in the wireless local area network can be calculated based on determining an effective maximum transmit power. Based on the effective maximum transmit power, and known uplink power headroom, a current transmit power of the client device can be determined. Based on the current transmit power of the client device, uplink pathloss can be determined. If the operating conditions and/or characteristics of the client device and/or wireless local area network change, the uplink pathloss may be re-evaluated.

Abstract: Systems and methods for grouping client devices for uplink multi-user transmission are provided. Client device groups may be determined based on at least one of traffic compatibility/similarity, client device class compatibility/similarity, and uplink pathloss similarity. A target received signal strength measured by an AP with which client devices in the client device groups communicate and an appropriate modulation coding scheme rate to be used by the client devices may be determined and set for the client devices. The modulation coding scheme rate can be adjusted based on feedback regarding successful data packet reception at the AP from each of the client devices.

Abstract: In some examples, a non-transitory machine-readable medium can include instructions executable by a processing resource of a network device to: receive a first message on a communication band from a first wireless client device; determine a capability complying with a particular wireless specification of the first wireless client device based on information in the first message; split communication channels on the communication band into a first communication channel group and a second communication channel group; and operate the first communication channel group in accordance with the particular wireless specification and the second communication channel group in accordance with other wireless specifications.

Abstract: Examples implementations relate to contention-based resource allocation. In some examples, a method can include determining a station of stations associated with an access point having a contention window value or a resource value less than a total amount of resource units (RU) of a particular protocol data unit (PCU) of the access point, and allocating a RU of the RUs to the determined station based on a user parameter equal to a lesser of the resource value or a value of a RU limit of the determined station.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a network device and method for advertising channel load. The disclosed network device aggregates a number of clients that are associated with the network device on a specific wireless communication channel, and advertises the aggregated number to a client on the specific wireless communication channel. Further, the network device can receive aggregated load information on the specific wireless communication channel from another management network device, and further aggregates the load information across multiple wireless networks operating on the same wireless communication channel and coupled to different management network devices.

Abstract: An example method for altering a transmission rate of a networking device. The example method comprises transmitting a first set of packets using first transmission characteristics represented by a first state of a finite state machine. The example method further comprises receiving information including a success status of transmission of the first set of packets. The example method also comprises updating, based on the received information, a weight of a first edge of the finite state machine, the first edge corresponding to a transition from a state representing prior transmission characteristics to the first state.

Abstract: Described herein are systems, devices, techniques and products for managing the dynamic assignment of media access control (MAC) addresses to wireless network devices, such as by identifying a dynamically assigned MAC address before, after, or during a wireless association process and communicating the dynamically assigned MAC address to a wireless network device. Also disclosed are systems, devices, techniques and products for preventing a denial of service attack on a wireless access point's association table, such as by requiring devices that associate with a wireless access point to respond to a query from the wireless access point shortly after association.

Abstract: Example method includes: receiving, by a first access point, a plurality of beamforming feedback frames from a plurality of client devices in a WLAN; overhearing, by the first access point, a first beamforming feedback frame from a second access point; calculating, by the first access point, a second beamforming feedback frame in response to receiving a sounding frame transmitted from the second access point in the WLAN; selecting, by the first access point, a first subset of the plurality of client devices and the second access point as members of a MU-MIMO group; changing, by the first access point, a steering matrix corresponding to the MU-MIMO group based on both the received plurality of beamforming feedback frames and the calculated beamforming feedback frame to allow the first access point and the second access point transmit on a particular wireless communication channel simultaneously without interfering each other.

Abstract: An example non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to: determine a channel distribution vector based on a channel priority for a plurality of available wireless channels within a wireless network; receive a set of constraints on a channel plan; determine a channel plan meeting the set of user defined constraints based on the channel distribution vector; and transmit the channel plan to a plurality of radios on the wireless network, wherein the channel plan comprises a channel assigned to each radio of the plurality of radios.

Abstract: An example of controlling a network of wireless access points (APs) to detect that a client device associated with the network is stationary in an AP-overlap area, and in response to the detection that the client device is stationary in the AP-overlap area, assigning one of the APs to be a preferred AP for the client device. The APs are to avoid connecting with any client devices that have been assigned another AP as a preferred AP. Thus, the stationary client device in the overlap area may be prevented from undesired roaming.

Abstract: Example method includes: receiving, by a network device, a connection request to a wireless local area network (WLAN) from a client device; determining, by the network device, that the client device is associated with a particular role indicating that the client device is stolen; and performing, by the network device, a set of special handling operations that facilitates maintaining an active connection between the client device and the WLAN, collecting and reporting information about the client device to an investigation agency.

Abstract: Methods for assigning effective isotopic radiated power to an access point in a wireless network are provided. In one aspect, a method includes determining weights for neighboring access points in a wireless network based on channel frequency and basic service set color assignments. For a particular access point, a first path loss based on the determined weights and a second path loss based on the neighboring access points are calculated. First and second effective isotopic radiated power values are calculated based on the respective first and second path losses. The effective isotopic radiated power of the particular access point is adjusted based on the lower of the first and second calculated effective isotopic radiated power values. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system and computer-readable storage medium for storage of software directed to the management of associations between network devices is described. The computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by at least one hardware processor on a network device, causes performance of operations, comprising: (1) determining a desired operating state for a client device under analysis, the client device being associated with a first network device of a plurality of network devices; (2) detecting if a triggering event has occurred based on a comparison of the desired operating state for the client device under analysis to an actual operating state for the client device under analysis; and (3) in response to detecting that the triggering event has occurred, causing the client device to wirelessly connect to a second network device of the plurality of network devices in lieu of the first network device.