1. Proposal for Load Balancing
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Proposal for Load Balancing
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Abstract
This document contains an outline of the normative text proposal for Load Balancing (doc#: 11-05/1064r5) in support of AP Load Balancing protocol to improve wireless network throughput and QoS effectiveness in accordance with REQ2030.
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3. Agenda Design Goals Procedure and Usages Proposed Frame Formats
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Agenda
Design Goals
Procedure and Usages
Proposed Frame Formats
Proposed Information Element
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Design Goals
Define a protocol to support AP and STA cooperative load balancing to improve wireless network throughput and QoS effectiveness for VoIP and Video stream
Allow STA and AP to exchange the information needed to enable a network to manage BSS loads by
influencing STA roaming decisions
The protocol can be extended to other Roaming Managements
The provisions for Roaming Management and load balancing do not apply to an IBSS
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5. Proposed Roaming Management Frames
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Proposed Roaming Management Frames
TGv Action Frames – Class 3
Roaming Management Query
Optional, non-AP STA AP
Roaming Management Request
Mandatory, AP non-AP STA
Roaming Management Response
Optional, non-AP STAAP
Roaming Candidate List Entries comprise Neighbor Report IEs
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6. Roaming Management Query Roaming Management Response
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Procedure and Usages AP
STAx
Roaming Management Query
(optional)
An AP may send a Roaming Management Request frame to any STA at any time, or respond to a Roaming Management Query frame from any STA
Roaming Management Response
Roaming Management Request
Handover to new BSS Initiated
Disassocation
Timer
STA considers network load balancing preferences, control level, exclusivity and evaluates current quality of roaming options. STA selects target BSS for the planned handover.
Disassociation
STA begins planned handover using TGr protocol or reassociation
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7. Roaming Management Query
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Roaming Management Query
If a STA wishes to solicit network information for roaming, the STA may send a Roaming Management Query frame to the serving AP
Possible Roaming Query Reasons are:
Low throughput
Unacceptable delay/jitter
Loss of signal in current BSS (link going down), etc.
Category
Action
Dialog Token
Roaming Query Reason
Octets: 1
Figure 2— Roaming Management Query frame body format
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8. Roaming Management Request
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Roaming Management Request
An AP can send a Roaming Management Request frame to any STA at any time, or respond to a Roaming Management Query frame from any STA
Request mode: Control Level bit and Abridged bit
Disassociation Imminent bit: 1 = Disassociation Imminent ; 0 = Suggestion
Abridged bit: 1 = every BSSID under consideration by the receiving STA should be treated as if it were present in the Roaming Candidate List with a Preference value of 0; 0 = the sender of this frame has no recommendation.
Category
Action
Dialog Token
Request mode
Disassociation Timer
(optional)
Expiry Timer
Roaming Candidate List Entries
Octets 1
variable
Figure 3 —Roaming Management Request frame body format
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9. Roaming Candidate List Entries
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Roaming Candidate List Entries
Roaming Candidate List Entries contain one or more Neighbor Report elements
In addition to the sub-elements that are defined in TGk, the following sub-elements are defined in TGv:
Roaming Candidate Preference to describes the network preferences for recommended target AP candidate to this STA
QBSS Available Admission Capacity and QBSS load for target AP candidate
Preference field value
Description
Barred AP, STA needs to stay away from this AP.
1-255
Relative values used to indicate the preferred ordering of BSSs, with 1 as the highest order of preference.
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10. Roaming Management Response
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Roaming Management Response
A STA receiving a Roaming Management Request frame may respond with a Roaming Management Response frame
Status Code:
Zero = will Roam to another AP; non-zero = Not Roam.
Target BSSID
Shall be the target BSSID that STA decided to roam to if status code is 0.
Shall be Null if Status is non-zero
Category
Action
Dialog Token
Status code
Target BSSID (Optional)
Octets: 1 6
Figure 5 Roaming Management Response frame body format
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Feedback?
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Motion
Move to include normative text in document v-normative-text-proposal-load-balancing.doc into the TGv draft.
Mover:
Seconder:
Results:
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