Reconfiguration of a communication system
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a wireless communication network of devices, comprising:
- (A) determining an amount of wireless communication activity a repeater is experiencing based on data packets received without errors and information associated with the data packets;
(B) determining whether to cause the repeater to change a repeater transmitter power level and a repeater receiver sensitivity based on the amount of wireless communication activity; and
(C) causing the change in the repeater transmitter power level and in the repeater receiver sensitivity 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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21 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a wireless communication network of devices, comprising:
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(A) determining an amount of wireless communication activity a repeater is experiencing based on data packets received without errors and information associated with the data packets; (B) determining whether to cause the repeater to change a repeater transmitter power level and a repeater receiver sensitivity based on the amount of wireless communication activity; and (C) causing the change in the repeater transmitter power level and in the repeater receiver sensitivity by signaling a command to the repeater. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for configuring a wireless communication network of devices, comprising:
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(A) determining an amount of wireless communication activity at least one mobile station is experiencing based on data packets received without errors and information associated with the data packets; (B) determining whether to cause the at least one mobile station to change a mobile station transmitter power level based on the amount of wireless communication activity; and (C) causing the change in the mobile station transmitter power level by signaling a command to the at least one mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for configuring a wireless communication network of devices, comprising:
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(A) determining an amount of wireless communication activity a repeater from a plurality of repeaters is experiencing based on data packets received without errors and information associated with the data packets; (B) determining whether to cause the repeater to change from a first state to a second state based on the amount of wireless communication activity, wherein each of the first state and the second state are one of an activated state, a deactivated state, and a hot standby state; and (C) causing the change from the first state to the second state by signaling a command to the repeater. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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