Wireless network architecture
First Claim
1. A program product for use by a device in a wireless communications environment, the program product comprising a computer readable medium having embodied therein a computer program for storing data, the computer program comprising:
- Platform dependent logic, the platform dependent logic for use by a wireless device to translate platform independent protocol messages into platform dependent commands for execution, the platform dependent commands being dependent upon the hardware upon which they are employed, the platform independent protocol messages being exchanged between wireless devices by platform independent logic not dependent upon the hardware upon which it is employed, the platform independent protocol messages for controlling channel selection and for causing power adjustment and for load balancing of wireless devices.
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Abstract
The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.
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1. A program product for use by a device in a wireless communications environment, the program product comprising a computer readable medium having embodied therein a computer program for storing data, the computer program comprising:
Platform dependent logic, the platform dependent logic for use by a wireless device to translate platform independent protocol messages into platform dependent commands for execution, the platform dependent commands being dependent upon the hardware upon which they are employed, the platform independent protocol messages being exchanged between wireless devices by platform independent logic not dependent upon the hardware upon which it is employed, the platform independent protocol messages for controlling channel selection and for causing power adjustment and for load balancing of wireless devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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