ACQUIRING A SIGNAL PARAMETER FOR A NEIGHBORING ACCESS POINT
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a wireless transceiver;
control logic communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and configured to communicate with other wireless devices via the wireless transceiver;
wherein the control logic is configured to associate with a first wireless device;
wherein the control logic is configured to determine a parameter of a predetermined signal received via the wireless transceiver from a second wireless device; and
wherein the control logic is configured to send data representative of the parameter to the first wireless device via the wireless transceiver.
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, a wireless device is configured to associate with a first access point on a first frequency. The wireless device listens for a predefined frame, which may be sent by neighboring access points or other wireless devices. When the wireless device receives a signal comprising a predefined frame, the wireless device acquires a parameter, such as signal strength, for the signal. The wireless device sends the parameter for the signal to the first access point.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless transceiver; control logic communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and configured to communicate with other wireless devices via the wireless transceiver; wherein the control logic is configured to associate with a first wireless device; wherein the control logic is configured to determine a parameter of a predetermined signal received via the wireless transceiver from a second wireless device; and wherein the control logic is configured to send data representative of the parameter to the first wireless device via the wireless transceiver. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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associating with a first access point; receiving a signal from a second access point; determining whether the signal is a predefined signal; acquiring a parameter for the signal responsive to determining the signal is a predefined signal; and sending the parameter for the signal to the first access point. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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17. The method set forth in claim 17, further comprising determining an identifier for the second access point;
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sending the parameter further comprises sending the identifier. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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20. Logic encoded in a tangible media and when executed operable to:
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associate with a first access point; receive data representative of a signal from a second access point; determining whether the data representative of a signal indicates that the signal is a predefined signal; acquire a parameter for the signal responsive to determining the signal is a predefined signal; acquire a Medium Access Control (MAC) address for a source of the signal; and sending the MAC address and the parameter for the signal to the first access point.
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