Method and apparatus for determining access control parameters for devices in a wireless communications network
First Claim
1. A wireless communication system comprising:
- a first wireless access point; and
a first set of at least one first station in wireless communication with the first wireless access point;
an additional wireless access point; and
an additional set of at least one additional station in wireless communication with the additional wireless access point,wherein the first wireless access point controls access parameters for communications with a first station in the set of at least one first station;
wherein the additional wireless access point controls access parameters for communications with an additional station in the additional set of at least one additional station;
wherein the first wireless access point sets a first transmit power threshold for stations with a first transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter when the additional wireless access point sets a second transmit power threshold for stations with a second transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter; and
wherein the first wireless access point sets the second transmit power threshold for stations with the first transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter when the additional wireless access point sets the first transmit power threshold for stations with the second transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter.
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Abstract
A wireless communication system includes a first access point, and at least one first station in communication with the first access point. The first access point controls access parameters for communications with a first station. The access parameters may include Enhanced Distributed Channel Access parameters such as a minimum or maximum contention window parameter, an arbitration interframe spacing parameter, or a transmit opportunity limit parameter. The access parameters also may include a channel bandwidth parameter, a transmit power parameter, or a data rate parameter such as a modulation and coding scheme parameter. Where the system includes an additional access point, and at least one additional station in communication with the additional access point, the first access point and the additional access point control access parameters to avoid interference between the first access point and the additional access point. A central controller may coordinate between the first and additional access points.
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1. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a first wireless access point; and a first set of at least one first station in wireless communication with the first wireless access point; an additional wireless access point; and an additional set of at least one additional station in wireless communication with the additional wireless access point, wherein the first wireless access point controls access parameters for communications with a first station in the set of at least one first station; wherein the additional wireless access point controls access parameters for communications with an additional station in the additional set of at least one additional station; wherein the first wireless access point sets a first transmit power threshold for stations with a first transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter when the additional wireless access point sets a second transmit power threshold for stations with a second transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter; and wherein the first wireless access point sets the second transmit power threshold for stations with the first transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter when the additional wireless access point sets the first transmit power threshold for stations with the second transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of operating a wireless communication system having a first wireless access point, and a first set of at least one first station in wireless communication with the first wireless access point, the method comprising:
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controlling access parameters at the first wireless access point for communications with a first station in the set of at least one first station; and controlling access parameters at an additional wireless access point for communications with an additional station in an additional set of at least one additional station, wherein; the controlling access parameters at the first wireless access point comprises setting a first transmit power threshold for stations with a first transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter when the additional wireless access point sets a second transmit power threshold for stations with a second transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter; and the controlling access parameters at the first wireless access point comprises setting the second transmit power threshold for stations with the first transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter when the additional wireless access point sets the first transmit power threshold for stations with the second transmit opportunity bandwidth access parameter. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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