Adaptive remote wi-fi client power control to avoid local receiver desense

An apparatus for a wireless network having at least one access point and at least one associated Wi-Fi client node, the apparatus configured for selectively reducing transmitted power of the client node to reduce desensing reception of a first wireless protocol signal by a collocated radio at the access point;

• the apparatus comprising:
• a received signal strength monitor indicating received signal strength of the client node at the AP and comparing said received signal strength to a pre-determined threshold;
• and
• a client node power control module generating a power reduction signal for transmission from the AP to the client node to reduce client node transmit power when said received signal strength indication is greater than said threshold.

A wireless network having an access point AP having multiple radios at least one of which operates using a first wireless protocol and at least one other of which operates to communicate with a remote client node;

• the AP comprising a device for monitoring received power in said first wireless protocol and comparing said received power with a threshold;
• the AP further comprising a device for transmitting a power reduction signal to said remote client node to reduce transmit power whenever said received power is greater than said threshold;
• and
• a device for assessing performance of said at least one other radio for continuing to transmit said power reduction signal further reducing said client node transmit power until said performance is acceptable.