Repeater bandwidth, radio configuration, and ADC clock speed adjustment

A computer implemented method for operation of a repeater in conjunction with an access point, comprising:

• checking multiple repeater parameters by a processor communicatively coupled with the repeater;
• and
• setting repeater bandwidth by the processor executing instructions in a memory, the instructions causing the processor to set repeater bandwidth based upon adjusting analog-to-digital converter (ADC) clock speed, said adjusting analog-to-digital converter (ADC) clock speed further comprising any of:
• adjusting ADC clock speed when the bandwidth is dropped to avoid ADC clock noise by sending commands to an ADC module to change the ADC settings;
• modifying ADC clock speed to reduce quantization error at a lower frequency compared to a higher frequency;
• dropping ADC clock speed to reduce power consumption and operating decrease temperature;
• adjusting ADC clock speed to avoid harmonics and cross talk and out-of-band emissions to pass regulatory requirements at a highest power level;
• and
• changing ADC clock speed and examining radio input to determine if there are harmonics that are based on changes to the ADC clock speed, wherein when changes to the ADC clock speed create noise and/or harmonics, the repeater choses a clock speed which results in less noise and/or harmonics.

A computer implemented method for operation of a repeater in conjunction with an access point, comprising:

• checking multiple repeater parameters by a processor communicatively coupled with the repeater;
• and
• setting repeater bandwidth by the processor executing instructions in a memory, the instructions causing the processor to set repeater bandwidth based upon adjusting transmit (TX) radio setting based on associated clients, said adjusting transmit (TX) radio setting based on associated clients further comprising:
• adjusting transmit (TX) radio settings based on associated clients, comprising:
• the repeater adjusting a transmit setting;
• when clients are close-by and support high order modulation, the repeater using transmitter settings that are optimized for close range clients and not for far range clients by dropping transmit gain for more linear amplification;
• and
• when the transmitter is using power for a certain modulation, the transmitter dropping transmit power to improve an error vector magnitude (EVM) and increase throughput.

A computer implemented method for operation of a repeater in conjunction with an access point, comprising:

• checking multiple repeater parameters by a processor communicatively coupled with the repeater;
• and
• setting repeater bandwidth by the processor executing instructions in a memory, the instructions causing the processor to set repeater bandwidth based upon adjusting bandwidth based on client type, comprising:
• for a client having a poor receiver or transmitter based on packets the repeater sends to a client and the ACKs it receives, and/or based on the packets the repeater receives from a particular client, the repeater setting a lower bandwidth;
• and further comprising any of:
• taking performance of clients associated with the repeater into account as a parameter when picking the bandwidth;
• taking beacon timing into account for low power clients, where one or more clients indicate to the repeater or AP their power requirement during an association phase by using fields already defined in a specification, or by using a vendor defined information element in a problem request, association request, and authentication request, where the client indicates to a repeater or AP its power sensitivity;
• taking traffic type of a client into account for bandwidth considerations, where smaller bandwidth is used for low bandwidth real time traffic;
• and
• the repeater or AP identifying a type of traffic client sent by checking layer 2 or layer 4 priority and/or by performing deep packet inspection (DPI) and classifying the type of traffic further.

A computer implemented method for operation of a repeater in conjunction with an access point, comprising:

• checking multiple repeater parameters by a processor communicatively coupled with the repeater;
• and
• setting repeater bandwidth by the processor executing instructions in a memory, the instructions causing the processor to set repeater bandwidth based upon adjusting repeater transmit power amplifier supply voltage based on any of needs of clients that said repeater is servicing and a link to an access point;
• and
• checking a received signal strength indication (RSSI) of the access point and clients that the repeater is talking to and estimating a distance based on the RSSI to determine when to drop said power amplifier supply voltage;
• wherein when another side of a link is proximate to the repeater, said power amplifier supply voltage is dropped;
• and
• wherein when extra transmit power is required, a higher power amplifier supply voltage is used.

A computer implemented method for operation of a repeater in conjunction with an access point, comprising:

• checking multiple repeater parameters by a processor communicatively coupled with the repeater;
• and
• setting repeater bandwidth by the processor executing instructions in a memory, the instructions causing the processor to set repeater bandwidth based upon adjusting a number of transmit or receive chains in a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) wireless system;
• and
• determining a number of chains to be used based on any of a received signal strength indication (RSSI), a number of packets sent recently, ACKs received, and an amount of data or TX or RX duty cycle to another side of a link;
• wherein when there is little data to be sent, the other side of the link does not require multiple chains for transmission and/or reception, using a lesser number of chains to transmit or receive;
• wherein where there are clients that are far and need to be addressed, using more transmit and receive chains;
• wherein when there is a high TPUT application, more chains are used to maximize TPUT and link reliability;
• and
• wherein when temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold, the number of chains used is dropped to aid in cooling down the repeater.