Method for enhancing the communication capability in a wireless telecommunication system
First Claim
1. A method for dynamically configuring a wireless communication system comprising:
- establishing a first communication link between a communications network and a network node in accordance with a first wireless communications protocol;
evaluating at least one signal parameter for a signal transmitted between a station and the network node; and
responsive to the signal parameter exceeding a threshold, signaling the station to establish a second communication link with the network node in accordance with a second wireless communications protocol, the network node bridging communications between the station and the communications network.
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Abstract
A method (400) for establishing a first communication link between a communications network (105) and a network node (115) in accordance with a first wireless communications protocol. The method also can include evaluating a signal parameter for a signal transmitted between a station (110) and the network node. In response to the channel quality exceeding a threshold, the station can be signaled to establish a second communication link with the network node in accordance with a second wireless communications protocol. The network node can bridge communications between the station and the communications network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for dynamically configuring a wireless communication system comprising:
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establishing a first communication link between a communications network and a network node in accordance with a first wireless communications protocol;
evaluating at least one signal parameter for a signal transmitted between a station and the network node; and
responsive to the signal parameter exceeding a threshold, signaling the station to establish a second communication link with the network node in accordance with a second wireless communications protocol, the network node bridging communications between the station and the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network node comprising:
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a transceiver that communicates in accordance with a first communications protocol and at least a second communications protocol; and
a processor that selectively executes a repeater service application, receives data received by the transceiver in accordance with the first communications protocol, and processes the data for transmission by the transceiver in accordance with the second communications protocol;
wherein the repeater service application is selectively executed in response to at least one of a request from a station, a request from a controller, inactivity on the network node, light loading on the network node, and a user input. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program having a plurality of code sections comprising:
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code for establishing a first communication link between a communications network and a network node in accordance with a first wireless communications protocol;
code for determining channel quality between a station and the network node; and
code for, responsive to the channel quality exceeding a threshold, signaling the station to establish a second communication link with the network node in accordance with a second wireless communications protocol, the network node bridging communications between the station and the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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