Dynamic transmit power configuration system for wireless network environments
First Claim
1. A system facilitating the dynamic configuration of transmit power in a wireless network environment including a plurality of access points, comprisinga plurality of access elements for wireless communication with at least one remote client element and for communication with a coverage analyzer,wherein the access elements are each operative, in a coverage scanning mode, to:
- receive radio frequency (RF) signals carrying respective wireless frames transmitted by one or more neighboring wireless access elements;
detect the strength of the received RF signals relative to the wireless frames;
gather coverage scan data characterizing the detected strength of the RF signals transmitted by the neighboring access elements, andtransmit the coverage scan data to a coverage analyzer;
a coverage analyzer operative to;
process coverage scan data received from the access elements; and
compute a set of transmit power levels for the access elements based on the detected strength of the RF signals transmitted by the access elements.
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Abstract
Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating the configuration of transmit power and coverage areas corresponding to access points in a wireless network environment. The present invention in one embodiment facilitates the dynamic configuration of coverage boundaries across a plurality of access points, improving the performance of the wireless network environment.
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1. A system facilitating the dynamic configuration of transmit power in a wireless network environment including a plurality of access points, comprising
a plurality of access elements for wireless communication with at least one remote client element and for communication with a coverage analyzer, wherein the access elements are each operative, in a coverage scanning mode, to: -
receive radio frequency (RF) signals carrying respective wireless frames transmitted by one or more neighboring wireless access elements; detect the strength of the received RF signals relative to the wireless frames; gather coverage scan data characterizing the detected strength of the RF signals transmitted by the neighboring access elements, and transmit the coverage scan data to a coverage analyzer; a coverage analyzer operative to; process coverage scan data received from the access elements; and compute a set of transmit power levels for the access elements based on the detected strength of the RF signals transmitted by the access elements. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system facilitating the dynamic configuration of transmit power in a wireless network environment including a plurality of access points, comprising
a plurality of access elements for wireless communication with at least one remote client element and for communication with a central control element; -
a central control element for supervising said access elements, wherein the central control element is operative to manage wireless connections between the access elements and corresponding remote client elements, wherein the access elements are each operative to receive radio frequency (RF) signals carrying respective wireless frames transmitted by one or more neighboring wireless access elements; detect the strength of the received RF signals relative to the wireless frames; gather coverage scan data characterizing the detected strength of the RF signals transmitted by the neighboring access elements, and transmit the coverage scan data to the central control element; wherein the central control element comprises a coverage analyzer operative to; process coverage scan data received from the access elements; compute a set of transmit power levels for the access elements based on the detected strength of the RF signals transmitted by the access elements. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A coverage analyzer comprising a coverage analysis module operative to gather coverage scan data from a plurality of access elements characterizing the strength of the signals transmitted by neighboring access elements;
- receive, from the access elements, indicators of the strength of the wireless signals associated with packets transmitted by remote wireless clients;
analyze the indicators of the strength of the wireless signals associated with each access elements to determine compliance with a minimum coverage profile;
process coverage scan data received from the access elements; and
compute a set of transmit power levels for the plurality of access elements based on the coverage scan data and the compliance as to each access element with the minimum coverage profile;process coverage scan data received from the access elements; and compute a set of transmit power levels for the plurality of access elements based on the coverage scan data.
- receive, from the access elements, indicators of the strength of the wireless signals associated with packets transmitted by remote wireless clients;
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