Local thermal control of wireless access points
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1. A method of thermal control of an access point, the method comprising:
- in the access point that provides wireless networking connectivity, determining temperature associated with the access point comprising a plurality of radio chips operating therein;
responsive to the temperature exceeding a first threshold, performing one or more thermal mitigation techniques by the access point to modify operating conditions of one or more of the plurality of radio chips; and
responsive to the temperature being lower than a second threshold, reverting back the one or more thermal mitigation techniques by the access point.
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Abstract
Systems and methods of local thermal control of an access point include determining temperature associated with the access point including one or more radio chips operating therein; responsive to the temperature exceeding a first threshold, performing one or more thermal mitigation techniques to modify operating conditions of the one or more radio chips; and, responsive to the temperature being lower than a second threshold, reverting back the one or more thermal mitigation techniques.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of thermal control of an access point, the method comprising:
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in the access point that provides wireless networking connectivity, determining temperature associated with the access point comprising a plurality of radio chips operating therein; responsive to the temperature exceeding a first threshold, performing one or more thermal mitigation techniques by the access point to modify operating conditions of one or more of the plurality of radio chips; and responsive to the temperature being lower than a second threshold, reverting back the one or more thermal mitigation techniques by the access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An access point configured for thermal control, the access point comprising:
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a plurality of radios that provide wireless networking connectivity; a processor communicatively coupled to the plurality of radios and configured to; determine temperature associated with the plurality of radios operating therein; responsive to the temperature exceeding a first threshold, perform one or more thermal mitigation techniques in the access point to modify operating conditions of one or more of the plurality of radios; and responsive to the temperature being lower than a second threshold, revert back the one or more thermal mitigation techniques by the access point. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A distributed Wi-Fi network configured to implement thermal control at various nodes therein, the distributed Wi-Fi network comprising:
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a plurality of access points connected to one another forming the distributed Wi-Fi network that provides wireless networking connectivity; wherein each of the plurality of access points is configured to; determine temperature associated with a plurality of radios operating therein; responsive to the temperature exceeding a first threshold, perform one or more thermal mitigation techniques by the corresponding access point to modify operating conditions of one or more the plurality of radios; and responsive to the temperature being lower than a second threshold, revert back the one or more thermal mitigation techniques by the corresponding access point.
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