Access point multi-level transmission power control based on the exchange of characteristics
First Claim
1. A method for use in an access point that wirelessly couples a first client device and a second client device to a backbone network, the method comprising:
- receiving a first plurality of characteristics from the first client device relating to transmissions received by the first client device from a plurality of devices including the access point and at least one other device;
receiving a second plurality of characteristics from the second client device relating to transmissions received by the second client device from a plurality of devices including the access point and at least one additional device; and
assessing both the first plurality of characteristics and the second plurality of characteristics and, based on the assessment, selecting a first of a plurality of customized power levels for transmissions by the access point to the first client device and a second of a plurality of customized power levels for transmissions by the access point to the second client device.
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Abstract
A first plurality of characteristics are received from a first client device relating to transmissions received by the first client device from both an access point and a second client device. A second plurality of characteristics are received from the second client device relating to transmissions received by the second client device from both the access point and the first client device. The first plurality of characteristics and the second plurality of characteristics are both assessed. Based on the assessment, a least one of a plurality of customized power levels is selected for transmissions by the access point to the first client device and the second client device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for use in an access point that wirelessly couples a first client device and a second client device to a backbone network, the method comprising:
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receiving a first plurality of characteristics from the first client device relating to transmissions received by the first client device from a plurality of devices including the access point and at least one other device; receiving a second plurality of characteristics from the second client device relating to transmissions received by the second client device from a plurality of devices including the access point and at least one additional device; and assessing both the first plurality of characteristics and the second plurality of characteristics and, based on the assessment, selecting a first of a plurality of customized power levels for transmissions by the access point to the first client device and a second of a plurality of customized power levels for transmissions by the access point to the second client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for use in a first client device that, along with at least a second client device, wirelessly communicates with a backbone network via an access point, the method comprising:
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receiving transmissions from a plurality of devices including the access point and at least one other device; generating a first plurality of characteristics that are based on the transmissions received from the plurality of devices including the access point and the at least one other device; transmitting the first plurality of characteristics to the access point; receiving a transmission from the access point that contains a selected power level for transmissions by the first client device, wherein the selected power level is generated based on an assessment by the access point of the first plurality of characteristics and a second plurality of characteristics received from the second client device relating to transmissions received by the second client device from both the access point and the first client device; and transmitting at the selected power level. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for use in a network device that wirelessly couples a first client device and a second client device to a backbone network, the method comprising:
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receiving a first plurality of characteristics from the first client device relating to transmissions received by the first client device from the network device, wherein the transmissions evaluated by the first client device comprise at least a portion of an ongoing data exchange between the network device and the first client device; receiving a second plurality of characteristics from the second client device relating to transmissions received by the second client device from the network device, wherein the transmissions evaluated by the second client device comprise at least a portion of an ongoing data exchange between the network device and the second client device; and assessing both the first plurality of characteristics and the second plurality of characteristics and, based on the assessing; selecting a first of a plurality of customized power levels for transmissions by the network device to the first client device and a second of a plurality of customized power levels for transmissions by the network device to the second client device; selecting a first protocol parameter for transmissions by the network device to the first client device; and selecting a second protocol parameter for transmissions by the network device to the second client device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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