System and method for providing signal quality feedback in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method for providing signal quality feedback in a wireless network, including the steps of:
- sending a data packet from a transmitting device to a receiving device in a wireless data signal sent over a wireless link at a first transmission power and a first data transmission rate;
receiving the data packet in the wireless data signal at a receiving device;
determining at the receiving device a signal quality metric for the wireless data signal;
sending an acknowledgement frame from the receiving device to the transmitting device in a wireless acknowledgement signal, the acknowledgement frame including one or more feedback bits indicating a relative signal quality of the wireless data signal;
receiving the acknowledgement frame in the wireless acknowledgement signal at the transmitting device; and
adjusting the first transmission power and the first data transmission rate to a second transmission power and a second data transmission rate, respectively, based on the one or more feedback bits.
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Abstract
A method is provided for giving signal quality feedback in a wireless network. First, a transmitting device sends a data packet to a receiving device in a data signal. This data signal is sent at a first transmission power and a first data transmission rate. The receiving device receives the data packet in the data signal and determines a signal quality metric for the data signal. The receiving device then sends an acknowledgement frame to the transmitting device in an acknowledgement signal. The acknowledgement frame includes one or more feedback bits, which indicates a relative signal quality of the data signal. The transmitting device receives the acknowledgement frame in the acknowledgement signal at the transmitting device, and adjusts the first transmission power and the first data transmission rate to a second transmission power and a second data transmission rate, respectively, based on the one or more feedback bits.
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9 Claims
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1. A method for providing signal quality feedback in a wireless network, including the steps of:
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sending a data packet from a transmitting device to a receiving device in a wireless data signal sent over a wireless link at a first transmission power and a first data transmission rate;
receiving the data packet in the wireless data signal at a receiving device;
determining at the receiving device a signal quality metric for the wireless data signal;
sending an acknowledgement frame from the receiving device to the transmitting device in a wireless acknowledgement signal, the acknowledgement frame including one or more feedback bits indicating a relative signal quality of the wireless data signal;
receiving the acknowledgement frame in the wireless acknowledgement signal at the transmitting device; and
adjusting the first transmission power and the first data transmission rate to a second transmission power and a second data transmission rate, respectively, based on the one or more feedback bits. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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