METHOD FOR IMPROVING QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method for improving communication quality in a communication network including a plurality of access points, a plurality of stations wirelessly communicating with the plurality of access points and at least one sensor located at a different location from each of the plurality of access points, the method comprising:
- at the at least one sensor;
sensing a communication message on a wireless communication channel in the communication network, wherein the communication message is transmitted from a source station and destined for a destination access point;
determining a number of retransmissions of the communication message from the source station; and
forwarding the communication message to the destination access point through a wired medium when the determined number of retransmissions of the communication message is at least equal to a predetermined threshold.
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Abstract
A communication network comprises a plurality of access points, a plurality of stations wirelessly communicating with the plurality of access points and at least one sensor located at a different location from each of the plurality of access points for improving communication quality in the communication network. The sensor in the communication network senses a communication message transmitted from a source station and destined for a destination access point on a wireless communication channel in the communication network. The sensor further determines a number of retransmissions of the communication message from the source station. The sensor, upon determining that the determined number of retransmissions of the communication message is at least equal to a predetermined threshold, forwards the communication message to the destination access point through the wired medium.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for improving communication quality in a communication network including a plurality of access points, a plurality of stations wirelessly communicating with the plurality of access points and at least one sensor located at a different location from each of the plurality of access points, the method comprising:
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at the at least one sensor; sensing a communication message on a wireless communication channel in the communication network, wherein the communication message is transmitted from a source station and destined for a destination access point; determining a number of retransmissions of the communication message from the source station; and forwarding the communication message to the destination access point through a wired medium when the determined number of retransmissions of the communication message is at least equal to a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for improving communication quality in a communication network including a plurality of access points, a plurality of stations wirelessly communicating with the plurality of access points and at least one sensor located at a different location from the plurality of access points, the method comprising:
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sensing, by a sensor, a communication message on a wireless communication channel in the communication network, wherein the communication message is transmitted from a source station and destined for a destination access point; determining, by the sensor, a number of retransmissions of the communication message from the source station; forwarding, by the sensor, the communication message to the destination access point through a wired medium when the determined number of retransmissions of the communication message is at least equal to a predetermined threshold; receiving, by a destination access point, the communication message from the sensor through the wired medium; determining, by the destination access point, whether the communication message is previously received by the destination access point through a wireless communication channel; and transmitting, by the destination access point, an acknowledgement message to the source station when the communication message from the source station is not previously received by the destination access point through the wireless communication channel. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A sensor for improving quality of communication in a communication network, the sensor comprising:
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a transceiver configured to; monitor a wireless communication channel in the communication network; a processor communicatively coupled to the transceiver, the processor configured to; sense a communication message on the wireless communication channel, wherein the communication message is transmitted from a source station and destined for a destination access point, and determine a number of retransmissions of the communication message from the source station; and a communication interface communicatively coupled to the processor, the communication interface configured to; forward the communication message to the destination access point through a wired medium when the determined number of retransmissions is at least equal to a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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