At a university campus, the IT department is configuring the wireless network to improve bandwidth and connectivity for a high volume of devices. They are employing a technology that automatically directs dual-band capable devices to the less congested and typically faster 5GHz band without user intervention. What is this technology called?
Band steering is the technology used to automatically move dual-band wireless devices to the typically less congested and faster 5GHz band. It improves overall network performance and is especially useful in environments with many competing networks, such as a university campus. Route selection and Service Set Identifier are not directly involved in the steering of devices between bands, whereas Band steering explicitly deals with this task. Beamforming focuses on improving the signal by directing it towards specific devices rather than handling frequency band assignment.
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