Method and system for wireless access point radios integrated in a cable

摘要

A wireless access point (AP) radio may be integrated in a cable. The cable may comprise one or more other integrated wireless AP radios. The cable may be communicatively coupled to a wireless controller and the wireless AP radio may receive power from the wireless controller via the cable. Feature information and/or configuration parameter settings may be received by the wireless AP radio from the wireless controller via the cable. The wireless AP radio may provide wireless communication services such as wireless access to a wired network for one or more client devices, based on the feature information and/or the configuration parameter settings. When one or more adjacent wireless AP radios in the cable become non-operational, the wireless AP radio may increase its transmission power to increase its coverage for covering at least a portion of coverage area associated with the one or more non-operational adjacent wireless AP radios.

主权项

1. A method for communication, the method comprising:
in a wireless access point (AP) radio that is fully contained within a cable, wherein the cable contains one or more other wireless AP radios that are fully contained in the cable, and the cable is communicatively coupled to a wireless controller:
receiving power by the wireless AP radio from the wireless controller via the cable by a direct connection within the cable;receiving feature information and configuration parameter settings by the wireless AP radio from the wireless controller via the cable by a direct connection within the cable;providing wireless access and wireless communication services by the wireless AP radio for one or more client devices that are communicatively coupled to the wireless AP radio based on the received feature information and the received configuration parameter settings; andwhen one or more adjacent wireless AP radios integrated in the cable become non-operational, increasing transmission power of the wireless AP radio to increase a coverage of the wireless AP radio to cover at least a portion of coverage area associated with the one or more adjacent wireless AP radios.