Signal assessment
First Claim
1. A communication system comprising at least a first and a second access point, one or more user stations, and an access router, whereinsaid at least first and second access point are provided to receive radio signaling from at least a first user station and one of said at least first and second access point are provided to relay messages received through said radio signaling from said at least first user station,each of said at least first and second access point comprises radio communication performance means provided to extract performance data, for each message received from said at least first user station, from said radio signaling,each of said at least first and second access points comprises a message identification means provided to generate a message identity for each message received from said at least first user station and where said message identity uniquely identifies a message transmitted from said at least first user station and received by each of said at least first and second access points, wherein said message identity comprise a time-stamp,each of said at least first and second access points is provided to send radio performance messages to said access router comprising said message identity and said performance data of the message from said at least first user station,said access router is provided to receive said radio performance messages from said at least first and second access point,said access router is provided to further relay messages, received from a station and relayed through an access point, to another network, andsaid access point is provided to attach said radio performance message in the message received from said station when said access point relays messages from said station to said access router.
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Abstract
A communication system comprises at least a first and a second access point and a network arrangement device to receive radio signaling from at least a first station and to relay messages received through the radio signaling from the at least first station to the network management device. Each of the access points extracts performance data, for each message received from the at least first station, from the radio signaling. Each of the access points generates a message identity for each message received from the station. The message identity uniquely identifies a transmitted message, each of the at least first and second access point is provided to send radio performance messages to the network management device comprising at least the message identity and the performance data, and the network management device is provided to receive the radio performance messages from the at least first and second access point.
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15 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising at least a first and a second access point, one or more user stations, and an access router, wherein
said at least first and second access point are provided to receive radio signaling from at least a first user station and one of said at least first and second access point are provided to relay messages received through said radio signaling from said at least first user station, each of said at least first and second access point comprises radio communication performance means provided to extract performance data, for each message received from said at least first user station, from said radio signaling, each of said at least first and second access points comprises a message identification means provided to generate a message identity for each message received from said at least first user station and where said message identity uniquely identifies a message transmitted from said at least first user station and received by each of said at least first and second access points, wherein said message identity comprise a time-stamp, each of said at least first and second access points is provided to send radio performance messages to said access router comprising said message identity and said performance data of the message from said at least first user station, said access router is provided to receive said radio performance messages from said at least first and second access point, said access router is provided to further relay messages, received from a station and relayed through an access point, to another network, and said access point is provided to attach said radio performance message in the message received from said station when said access point relays messages from said station to said access router.
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8. A method for communication in a network comprising at least a first and a second access point, at least a first station and an access router, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving radio signaling, at said at least first and second access points, from said at least first station, relaying messages received from said at least first station by one of said at least first and second access point, extracting performance data from said radio signaling for receiving messages from said at least first station by each of said at least first and second access point, generating, in each of said at least first and second access point, a message identity for each message received from said at least first station and where said message identity uniquely identifies a message transmitted from said at least first station and received by each of said at least first and second access points, wherein said message identity comprises a time-stamp, sending, from each of said at least first and second access point, radio performance messages to said access router comprising at least said message identity and said performance data of the message from said at least first station, receiving said radio performance messages from said at least first and second access point at said access router, relaying messages, received at said access router from a station through an access point, to another network, and attaching said radio performance message in the message received from said station when said station is associated with said access point and said access point relays messages from said station to said access router. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An access router configured to operate in an network, wherein said network comprises at least a first and a second access point and at least one user station, wherein said at least first and second access point are provided to receive radio signaling from at least a first user station and one of said at least first and second access point are provided to relay messages received through said radio signaling from said at least first user station, wherein said access router is configured to:
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further relay messages, received from a user station and relayed through an access point, to another network, receive performance messages from each of said at least first and second access point wherein each performance message comprises at least radio performance data and a message identity uniquely identifying the performance message as being associated with a message transmitted from the at least one station and received by each of said at least first and second access points, wherein said message identity comprises a time-stamp, where an access point attaches said radio performance message in said message received from said user station when relaying the message from said user station to said access router, and compare radio performance data from each access point having same message identity to identify the access point having the most favorable radio characteristics.
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