Systems and Methods for Configuring Subscriber Systems in Wireless Mesh Networks
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Abstract
A wireless network may be managed by identifying one or more wireless subscriber systems included in a lobe pool of a wireless network, identifying at least one candidate subscriber system outside of the lobe pool with which to enable communications, and reconfiguring the antenna such that the lobe pool includes the identified candidate subscriber system.
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94 Claims
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43. A method comprising:
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detecting a state of a first wireless network, the first wireless network including a first base station and one or more subscriber systems; based on the detected state of the first wireless network, determining whether to reconfigure a particular one of the subscriber systems of the first wireless network to enable access by the particular subscriber system to a second wireless network, the second wireless network including a second base station that differs from the first base station; and responsive to a determination to reconfigure the particular subscriber system to enable access by the particular subscriber system to the second wireless network, adjusting an antenna of the particular subscriber system to enable the particular subscriber system to participate in the second wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A wireless subscriber system for participating in one or more wireless networks, the wireless subscriber system comprising:
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an antenna configured to enable wireless communications with one or more base stations and one or more other subscriber systems; and a controller configured to; detect a state of a first wireless network in which the wireless subscriber system is participating, the first wireless network including a first base station and one or more subscriber systems; determine, based on the detected state of the first wireless network, whether to join the wireless subscriber system to a second wireless network, the second wireless network including a second base station; and adjust, responsive to a determination to add the wireless subscriber system to the second wireless network, an antenna of the wireless subscriber system to enable the wireless subscriber system to participate in the second wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A method comprising:
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enabling communications in a wireless network between a base station in the wireless network and an existing subscriber system in the wireless network; receiving a request for a new subscriber system to join the wireless network; and in response to receiving the request for the new subscriber system to join the wireless network, adjusting an antenna of the existing subscriber system to enable the existing subscriber system to function as a relay between the new subscriber system and the base station. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. A wireless subscriber system for participating in a wireless network, the wireless subscriber system comprising:
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an antenna at the wireless subscriber system configured to enable the wireless subscriber system to communicate wirelessly with one or more other devices in a wireless network; and a controller configured to adjust the antenna to enable the wireless subscriber system to function as a relay between a base station in the wireless network and a new subscriber system. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94)
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