Band Steering

A method used by vendors to encourage STAs to connect to the 5 GHz band instead of the 2.4 GHz band, which is more congested.

A method used by vendors to encourage STAs to connect to the 5 GHz band instead of the 2.4 GHz band, which is more congested. Typically implemented by ignoring probe requests for some period of time before allowing connection to the 2.4 GHz radio by clients known to have a 5 GHz radio based on previous connections to the AP or controller.