Scanning in a wireless network
AssigneeAirspan Networks Inc.
InventorsKrzysztof Dudzinski, Martin Lysejko, Alan Carter
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Abstract
There is provided a node for operating in a wireless network, including: coarse-granularity scanning circuitry that performs a coarse-granularity scanning process to detect one or more donor nodes of the wireless network according to a first metric. Connection circuitry forms a connection to a selected donor node in the one or more donor nodes. The connection is broken as a consequence of the coarse-granularity scanning process being performed. Fine granularity scanning circuitry performs a fine granularity scanning process to determine a configuration in which a quality of the connection is improved according to a second metric. The connection is maintained during the fine granularity scanning process.
Claims33
A node configured to operate in a wireless network, comprising:
- coarse-granularity scanning circuitry to perform a coarse-granularity scanning process to (i) break existing connections to nodes of the wireless network and then (ii) detect one or more donor nodes of the wireless network according to a first metric;
- connection circuitry to form a connection to a selected donor node in the one or more donor nodes;
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- fine granularity scanning circuitry to perform a fine granularity scanning process to determine a configuration in which a quality of the connection is improved according to a second metric, wherein the connection is maintained during the fine granularity scanning process.
A method of operating a node in a wireless network, comprising:
- performing a coarse-granularity scanning process to (i) break existing connections to nodes of the wireless network and then (ii) detect one or more donor nodes of the wireless network according to a first metric;
- forming a connection to a selected donor node in the one or more donor nodes;
- and
- performing a fine granularity scanning process to determine a configuration in which a quality of the connection is improved according to a second metric, wherein the connection is maintained during the fine granularity scanning process.
A node configured to operate in a wireless network, comprising:
- means for performing a coarse-granularity scanning process to (i) break existing connections to nodes of the wireless network and then (ii) detect one or more donor nodes of the wireless network according to a first metric;
- means for forming a connection to a selected donor node in the one or more donor nodes;
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- means for performing a fine granularity scanning process to determine a configuration in which a quality of the connection is improved according to a second metric, wherein the connection is maintained during the fine granularity scanning process.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.