Variable power control in a wireless network

A method comprising:

• receiving first metrics indicating an amount of wireless interference caused by a primary wireless access point to each of multiple wireless access points in a network environment;
• receiving second metrics indicating a wireless link quality provided by the primary wireless access point to corresponding mobile communication devices in the network environment;
• and
• controlling a wireless transmit level of the primary wireless access point to the mobile communication devices based on the first metrics and the second metrics.

A system comprising:

• multiple wireless access points, each of the multiple wireless access points notified of a wireless power transmit test;
• and
• a primary wireless access point, the primary wireless access point operable to:
• in accordance with the wireless power transmit test, transmit multiple test communications at different wireless power levels from the primary wireless access point;
• and
• adjust a transmit power level of the primary wireless access point based on feedback generated by the multiple wireless access points for the wireless power transmit test, the feedback indicating receive the test communications at the different wireless power levels from the primary wireless access point during the wireless power transmit test.

Computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware to:

• communicate a notification from a primary wireless access point to multiple wireless access points in a network environment, the notification indicating a wireless power transmit test;
• in accordance with the wireless power transmit test, transmit multiple test communications at different wireless power levels from the primary wireless access point to the multiple wireless access points;
• and
• adjust a transmit power level of the primary wireless access point based on feedback generated by the multiple wireless access points, the feedback indicating wireless power levels at which the multiple wireless access points receive the test communications at different power levels from the primary wireless access point during the wireless power transmit test.