Systems and methods for automatic management of a wireless access point
AssigneeCable Television Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsJohn C. Bahr, Lili Hervieu, Joshua F. Redmore
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Abstract
A method for automatic management of a wireless access point includes (a) changing a minimum modulation coding scheme of the wireless access point from a first minimum modulation coding scheme to a second minimum modulation coding scheme; (b) determining a first change in performance of the wireless access point in response to changing the minimum modulation coding scheme; and (c) in response to the first change in performance of the wireless access point meeting a first threshold condition, continuing to operate the wireless access point in the second minimum modulation coding scheme.
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A method for automatic management of a Wi-Fi wireless access point, the method comprising:
- limiting modulation coding schemes used by the Wi-Fi wireless access point to a range of permissible modulation coding schemes that extends from a minimum modulation coding scheme to a maximum modulation coding scheme;
- changing the minimum modulation coding scheme of the range of permissible modulation coding schemes from a first type of modulation coding scheme to a second type of modulation coding scheme;
- determining a first change in performance of the Wi-Fi wireless access point in response to changing the minimum modulation coding scheme of the range of permissible modulation coding schemes;
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- in response to the first change in performance of the Wi-Fi wireless access point meeting a first threshold condition, configuring the Wi-Fi wireless access point such that the minimum modulation coding scheme of the range of permissible modulation coding schemes is the second type of modulation coding scheme.
A method for automatic management of a wireless access point, the method comprising:
- temporarily changing a transmission power of the wireless access point from a first transmission power to a second transmission power for a predetermined time duration such that the transmission power of the wireless access point reverts to the first transmission power after the predetermined time duration;
- determining a change in performance of the wireless access point in response to changing the transmission power of the wireless access point from the first transmission power to the second transmission power for the predetermined time duration;
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- in response to the change in performance of the wireless access point meeting a first threshold condition, configuring the wireless access point to operate at the second transmission power, the first threshold condition comprising a predetermined proportion of previous changes in transmission power of the wireless access point being positive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.