In the enterprise it’s a combination of 802.11k 802.11v and 802.11r.[0] All APs have the same ssid, clients initiate transferring between APs in the background

In the enterprise it’s a combination of 802.11k 802.11v and 802.11r.[0] All APs have the same ssid, clients initiate transferring between APs in the background based on signal strength, silently re-authenticating to the new ap. Many (most?) off-the-shelf home wifi mesh systems dont implement 802.11r so you may have a brief interruption during transfer, though it still happens without user input. Some older/embedded devices may have issues connecting with 802.11r enabled networks as well. Off-the-shelf home mesh systems typically have one mesh node with all the functions and webui of a normal SoHo router, and then other nodes are in AP mode only with either wired or wireless backhaul to the main node. Enterprise setups instead will have a separate controller for the APs. Also typically all APs in an enterprise will be bridged to the same L2 networks whereas some home mesh systems will use a separate broadcast domain for each AP. [0] https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/network/fast-roaming-with-802-11k--802-11v--and-802-11r https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/n...