Program for Adjusting Channel Interference between Access Points in a Wireless Network

摘要

The performance and ease of management of wireless communications environments is improved by a mechanism that enables access points (APs) to perform automatic channel selection. A wireless network can therefore include multiple APs, each of which will automatically choose a channel such that channel usage is optimized. Furthermore, APs can perform automatic power adjustment so that multiple APs can operate on the same channel while minimizing interference with each other. Wireless stations are load balanced across APs so that user bandwidth is optimized. A movement detection scheme provides seamless roaming of stations between APs.

主权项

1. Apparatus for use in a wireless network, comprising:
control circuitry; and a variable power transmitter operable in response to the control circuitry to transmit wireless communication signals at a selected power level up to a maximum power level, and to transmit a signal with information indicative of a level of attenuation of the communication signals by the variable power transmitter relative to the maximum power level.