<s>
IEEE	B-Protocol
802.11k-2008	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
amendment	O
to	O
IEEE	O
802.11-2007	O
standard	O
for	O
radio	O
resource	O
measurement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
defines	O
and	O
exposes	O
radio	O
and	O
network	O
information	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
management	O
and	O
maintenance	O
of	O
a	O
mobile	O
Wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE	B-Protocol
802.11k	I-Protocol
was	O
incorporated	O
in	O
IEEE	O
Std	O
802.11-2012	O
;	O
see	O
IEEE	O
802.11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEEE	B-Protocol
802.11k	I-Protocol
and	O
802.11r	O
are	O
industry	O
standards	O
that	O
enable	O
seamless	O
Basic	O
Service	O
Set	O
(	O
BSS	O
)	O
transitions	O
in	O
the	O
WLAN	B-Architecture
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
802.11k	B-Protocol
standard	O
provides	O
information	O
to	O
discover	O
the	O
best	O
available	O
access	B-Device
point	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
802.11k	B-Protocol
is	O
intended	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
way	O
traffic	O
is	O
distributed	O
within	O
a	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
,	O
each	O
device	O
normally	O
connects	O
to	O
the	O
access	B-Device
point	I-Device
(	O
AP	O
)	O
that	O
provides	O
the	O
strongest	O
signal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
network	O
conforming	O
to	O
802.11k	B-Protocol
,	O
if	O
the	O
AP	O
having	O
the	O
strongest	O
signal	O
is	O
loaded	O
to	O
its	O
full	O
capacity	O
,	O
a	O
wireless	O
device	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
underutilized	O
APs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
steps	O
are	O
performed	O
before	O
switching	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
access	B-Device
point	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Access	B-Device
point	I-Device
determines	O
that	O
client	O
is	O
moving	O
away	O
from	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Informs	O
client	O
to	O
prepare	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
access	B-Device
point	I-Device
.	O
</s>
