Minimization of In-Band Noise in a WLAN Network
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting, at a first wireless device that communicates with a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) via a first access point, a signal interference that is caused by a second wireless device that communicates with the WLAN via a second access point, wherein the first and second access points communicate with their respective first and second wireless devices via a same channel; and
minimizing the signal interference by sending an instruction to the second wireless device to switch to a third access point, wherein the third access point uses a different channel than a channel that is used by the first and second access points.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer-usable medium for minimizing in-band noise in a WLAN network is presented. The method includes the steps of detecting, at a first wireless device that communicates with a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) via a first access point, a signal interference that is caused by a second wireless device that communicates with the WLAN via a second access point, wherein the first and second access points communicate with their respective first and second wireless devices via a same channel; and minimizing the signal interference by sending an instruction to the second wireless device to switch to a third access point, wherein the third access point uses a different channel than the channel that is used by the first and second access points.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, at a first wireless device that communicates with a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) via a first access point, a signal interference that is caused by a second wireless device that communicates with the WLAN via a second access point, wherein the first and second access points communicate with their respective first and second wireless devices via a same channel; and minimizing the signal interference by sending an instruction to the second wireless device to switch to a third access point, wherein the third access point uses a different channel than a channel that is used by the first and second access points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a first access point to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN); a first wireless device, wherein the first wireless device is wirelessly coupled to the first access point, and wherein the first wireless device comprises logic for detecting a signal interference that is caused by a second wireless device that communicates with the WLAN via a second access point, and wherein the first and second access points communicate with their respective first and second wireless devices via a same channel, and wherein the first access point comprises a transmitter for sending an instruction to the second wireless device to switch to a third access point, wherein the third access point uses a different channel than a channel that is used by the first and second access points. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-usable medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:
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detecting, at a first wireless device that communicates with a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) via a first access point, a signal interference that is caused by a second wireless device that communicates with the WLAN via a second access point, wherein the first and second access points communicate with their respective first and second wireless devices via a same channel; and minimizing the signal interference by sending an instruction to the second wireless device to switch to a third access point, wherein the third access point uses a different channel than a channel that is used by the first and second access points. - View Dependent Claims (15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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16. The computer-usable medium of claim 16, wherein the computer executable instructions are further configured for:
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determining if the in-band radio frequency interference is from an IEEE 802.11x compliant transmitting client device or is from another noise source; and performing the minimizing step only if the in-band radio frequency interference is from an IEEE 802.11x compliant transmitting client device.
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