Reconfiguration of a communication system
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a wireless communication network of devices, comprising:
- (A) receiving from a first repeater data packets received without errors and information associated with the data packets;
(B) determining an amount of wireless communication activity the first repeater is experiencing based on the data packets received without errors and the information associated with the data packets;
(C) determining whether to cause at least one of the first repeater and a second repeater to change status regarding wireless reception and transmission of data packets from other devices in the network based on the amount of wireless communication activity, wherein determining whether to cause the change in status includes determining whether to cause a change in a repeater transmitter power level and in a repeater receiver sensitivity; and
(D) causing the change the status by signaling a command to cause an adjustment in the repeater transmitter power level and in the repeater receiver sensitivity.
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Abstract
A communication system and method are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises a switch receiving information from at least one repeater for each packet received without errors by the at least one repeater, the switch, in response to the information, determining an amount of wireless communication activity each of the at least one repeater is experiencing, the switch determining whether to cause one or more repeaters to change status regarding wireless reception and transmission of packets from other devices in the network based on repeater location and repeater density and the information received from the at least one repeater, and the switch causing a change in the status for at least one of the one or more repeaters by signaling to the at least one of the one or more repeaters.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a wireless communication network of devices, comprising:
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(A) receiving from a first repeater data packets received without errors and information associated with the data packets; (B) determining an amount of wireless communication activity the first repeater is experiencing based on the data packets received without errors and the information associated with the data packets; (C) determining whether to cause at least one of the first repeater and a second repeater to change status regarding wireless reception and transmission of data packets from other devices in the network based on the amount of wireless communication activity, wherein determining whether to cause the change in status includes determining whether to cause a change in a repeater transmitter power level and in a repeater receiver sensitivity; and (D) causing the change the status by signaling a command to cause an adjustment in the repeater transmitter power level and in the repeater receiver sensitivity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for configuring a wireless communication network of devices, comprising:
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a switch receiving from at least one repeater data packets received without errors and received signal strength information and signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) associated with each of the data packets; the switch, in response to receiving the data packets and information, determining an amount of wireless communication activity each of the at least one repeater is experiencing based on the data packets and the information received from each of the at least one repeater; the switch determining whether to cause one or more repeaters to change status regarding wireless reception and transmission of data packets from other devices in the network based on the amount of wireless communication activity experienced by each of the at least one repeater and the information received from the at least one repeater, wherein determining whether to cause the change in status includes determining whether to cause a change in repeater transmitter power levels and repeater receiver sensitivity for the one or more repeaters; and the switch causing a change in the status for at least one of the one or more repeaters by sending a command to the at least one of the one or more repeaters to cause an adjustment in the repeater transmitter power levels and the repeater receiver sensitivity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for configuring a wireless communication network of devices, comprising:
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means for receiving from a first repeater data packets received without errors by and information associated with the data packets; means for determining an amount of wireless communication activity the first repeater is experiencing based on the data packets received without errors and the information associated with the data packets; means for determining whether to cause at least one of the first repeater and a second repeater to change status regarding wireless reception and transmission of data packets from other devices in the network based on the amount of wireless communication activity, wherein determining whether to cause the change in status includes determining whether to cause a change in a repeater transmitter power level and in a repeater receiver sensitivity; and means for causing the change the status by signaling a command to cause an adjustment in the repeater transmitter power level and in the repeater receiver sensitivity. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An apparatus for configuring a wireless communication network of devices comprising:
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means for receiving from at least one repeater data packets received without errors and received signal strength information and signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) associated with the data packets; means for, in response to receiving the data packets and information, determining an amount of wireless communication activity each of the at least one repeater is experiencing based on the data packets and the information received from each of the at least one repeater; means for determining whether to cause one or more repeaters to change status regarding wireless reception and transmission of data packets from other devices in the network based on the amount of wireless communication activity experienced by each of the at least one repeater and the information received from the at least one repeater, wherein determining whether to cause the change in status includes determining whether to cause a change in repeater transmitter power levels and repeater receiver sensitivity for the one or more repeaters; and means for causing a change in the status for at least one of the one or more repeaters by sending a command to the at least one of the one or more repeaters to cause an adjustment in the repeater transmitter power levels and the repeater receiver sensitivity. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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