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Client device characterization of other client device transmissions and reporting of signal qualities to access point(s)

  • US 8,170,546 B2
  • Filed: 05/20/2007
  • Issued: 05/01/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) in a communication infrastructure having a packet switched backbone network, the WLAN comprising:

  • a plurality of WLAN access points communicatively coupled to the packet switched backbone network and each having access point processing circuitry and access point wireless transceiver circuitry;

    a WLAN client device, having client processing circuitry and client wireless transceiver circuitry; and

    the client processing circuitry, using the client wireless transceiver circuitry;

    receiving transmissions from other WLAN client devices serviced by the plurality of WLAN access points;

    characterizing the received transmissions to determine signal qualities of the plurality of transmissions received from the other WLAN client devices; and

    reporting the signal qualities of the plurality of transmissions to at least one of the plurality of WLAN access points of the WLAN.

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