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Method and apparatus for increasing the SNR at the RF antennas of wireless end-devices on a wireless communication network, while minimizing the RF power transmitted by the wireless coordinator and routers

  • US 20100177707A1
  • Filed: 01/13/2009
  • Published: 07/15/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A wireless communication network comprising:

  • one or more wireless routers, interfaced to a wireless communication medium using a wireless communication interface and a set of wireless communication protocols, and transmitting and receiving data packet signals over said wireless communication medium;

    one or more wireless network end-devices, interfaced to said wireless communication medium using said wireless communication interface and said set of wireless communication protocols, and transmitting and receiving data packet signals over said wireless communication medium; and

    a wireless network coordinator, interfaced to said wireless communication medium using said wireless communication interface and said set of wireless communication protocols, for managing said wireless communication network;

    wherein each said wireless network end-device includes a first RF antenna, a first RF transceiver for receiving data packet signals from each said wireless network router, a processor for processing and analyzing the data packet signals, and said RF transceiver sending an acknowledgment of received data packets to said wireless network router; and

    wherein each said network router includes a second RF antenna, an impedance matching network, and a variable-gain transmit power signal amplifier/low-noise receive signal amplifier having a variable sensitivity; and

    wherein said variable-gain transmit power signal amplifier/low-noise receive signal amplifier variably controls the power output of the RF transmitter in said wireless router so as to increase the SNR during the reception of RF packet signals transmitted from said wireless router, while minimizing the RF power transmitted by the RF transceiver of said wireless routers over the wireless communication medium.

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