Systems and methods for configuring subscriber systems in wireless mesh networks
AssigneeAOL Inc.
InventorGilbert G. WEIGAND
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Abstract
A wireless network may be managed by identifying one or more wireless subscriber systems included in a lobe pool of a wireless network, identifying at least one candidate subscriber system outside of the lobe pool with which to enable communications, and reconfiguring the antenna such that the lobe pool includes the identified candidate subscriber system.
Claims28
1-42. (canceled)
A method for operating a wireless network including a plurality of wireless subscriber systems, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from one or more wireless subscriber systems;
- receiving information regarding a state of the wireless network;
- and
- responsive to the request and based on the information regarding the state of the wireless network, modifying at least one lobe pool of the wireless network such that the lobe pool includes one or more wireless subscriber systems outside of the lobe pool.
A method for operating a wireless network including a plurality of wireless subscriber systems, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from one or more wireless subscriber systems;
- receiving information regarding a state of the wireless network;
- and
- responsive to the request and based on the information regarding the state of the wireless network, modifying at least one lobe pool of the wireless network such that the lobe pool excludes one or more wireless subscriber systems from the lobe pool.
An apparatus for operating a wireless network including a plurality of wireless subscriber systems, the apparatus comprising:
- a communication device configured to receive, over the wireless network, a request from one or more wireless subscriber systems;
- and
- a wireless controller configured to initiate, responsive to the request and based on information regarding a state of the wireless network, modification of at least one lobe pool of the wireless network such that the lobe pool includes one or more wireless subscriber systems outside of the at least one lobe pool or excludes one or more wireless subscriber systems from the at least one lobe pool.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.