Reconfiguration of a communication system
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a wireless communication network, comprising:
- (A) determining an amount of wireless communication activity a repeater from among a plurality of repeaters is experiencing based on received data packets and information associated with the received data packets;
(B) determining a location and a density of the plurality of repeaters based upon the amount of wireless communication activity;
(C) determining whether to cause the repeater to change its configuration based on the location and the density of the plurality of repeaters; and
(D) causing the change in the configuration by signaling a command to the repeater.
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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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27 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a wireless communication network, comprising:
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(A) determining an amount of wireless communication activity a repeater from among a plurality of repeaters is experiencing based on received data packets and information associated with the received data packets; (B) determining a location and a density of the plurality of repeaters based upon the amount of wireless communication activity; (C) determining whether to cause the repeater to change its configuration based on the location and the density of the plurality of repeaters; and (D) causing the change in the configuration by signaling a command to the repeater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for configuring a wireless communication network, comprising:
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(A) determining an amount of wireless communication activity a repeater from a plurality of repeaters is experiencing based on received data packets and information associated with received data packets; (B) determining a location and a density of the plurality of repeaters based upon the amount of wireless communication activity; (C) determining whether to cause the repeater to change from a first state to a second state based on the location and the density of the plurality of repeaters, the first state and the second state being selected from a group consisting of; an activated state, a deactivated state, and a hot standby state; and (D) causing the change from the first state to the second state by signaling a command to the repeater. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for configuring a wireless communication network, comprising:
a switch configured to determine an amount of wireless communication activity a repeater from among a plurality of repeaters is experiencing based on received data packets and information associated with the received data packets, to determine a location and a density of the plurality of repeaters based upon the amount of wireless communication activity, and to determine whether to cause the repeater to change its configuration based on the location and the density of the plurality of repeaters. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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