Operating an ad-hoc wireless network in one or more regulatory regions
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1. A method, comprising:
- establishing communications in a local area network;
arranging a transmission setting of a device based at least in part on regulatory information broadcast from the local area network if received from the network; and
otherwise arranging a transmission setting of the device to a safe transmission setting.
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Abstract
A mobile unit may operate within an ad-hoc network by listening for information broadcast from a device on the network pertaining to regulatory information. If the mobile device receives regulatory information, the transmitter of the mobile unit may be arranged to transmit within regulatory restrictions. If no regulatory information is received after a predetermined period, the transmitter of the mobile unit may be arranged to transmit at a predetermined safe power level on a clear channel in a common frequency band. The predetermined safe power level may be determined to be in compliance with a known regulatory restriction.
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37 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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establishing communications in a local area network;
arranging a transmission setting of a device based at least in part on regulatory information broadcast from the local area network if received from the network; and
otherwise arranging a transmission setting of the device to a safe transmission setting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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scanning for regulatory information broadcast from a local area network;
in the event regulatory information is received, arranging a transmitter to operate within a limit specified by the regulatory information; and
otherwise arranging the transmitter to operate within a predetermined safe power level. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An article, comprising a storage medium, said storage medium having stored thereon instructions, said instructions, when executed, resulting in establishment of communications over a wireless network by:
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scanning for regulatory information broadcast from a local area network;
in the event regulatory information is received, arranging a transmitter to operate within a limit specified by the regulatory information; and
otherwise arranging the transmitter to operate within a predetermined safe power level. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus, comprising:
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a mobile unit to listen for regulation information broadcast via a wireless local area network; and
a transceiver of the mobile unit, said transceiver to be arranged to operate according to the regulation information when received, and to be arranged to operate at a safe power level when no regulation information is received, said transceiver including a microstrip antenna coupled thereto. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for scanning for regulatory information broadcast from a local area network; and
means for arranging a transmitter to operate within a limit specified by the regulatory information in the event regulatory information is received, said arranging means otherwise arranging the transmitter to operate within a predetermined safe power level. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An apparatus, comprising:
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a transceiver to scan for regulatory information broadcast from a local area network; and
a processor to arrange a transmitter to operate within a limit specified by the regulatory information in the event regulatory information is received, said processor to otherwise arrange the transmitter to operate within a predetermined safe power level. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method, comprising:
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establishing communications in a wireless local area network in an infrastructure based services set mode;
determining whether regulatory information is available from the wireless local area network;
in the event regulatory information is available, establishing communications in the wireless local area network in an independent based services set mode according to the regulatory information. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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