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US 2022/0070059 A1Published application
Network control
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsPhillip A. Sanderson, Thomas William Lynn, JR., Joseph Attanasio, Yash Lachmandas Khemani
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Abstract
Systems and methods for managing a network are disclosed. For example, systems and methods are disclosed for selectively disabling and/or otherwise configuring devices to avoid interference, overlapping service, and/or the like. Signal information for nearby devices can be detected and analyzed to determine device configuration settings.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- receiving, from at least one device of a plurality of devices, wireless signal information associated with a wide area network;
- determining, based on the wireless signal information, a portion of the wide area network associated with a first device of the plurality of devices;
- and
- causing, based on a quantity of service set identifiers being broadcast within the portion of the wide area network, a modification of a signal strength of a network signal output by the first device, wherein the network signal is configured to facilitate access to the wide area network.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, from at least one device of a plurality of devices, wireless signal information associated with a wide area network;
- determining, based on the wireless signal information, a portion of the wide area network associated with a first device of the plurality of devices;
- and
- causing, based on a quantity of service set identifiers being broadcast within the portion of the wide area network, an increase in signal strength of a network signal output by the first device, wherein the network signal is configured to facilitate access to the wide area network.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, from at least one device of a plurality of devices, wireless signal information associated with a wide area network;
- determining, based on the wireless signal information, a portion of the wide area network associated with a first device of the plurality of devices;
- and
- causing, based on a quantity of service set identifiers being broadcast within the portion of the wide area network, a decrease in signal strength of a network signal output by the first device, wherein the network signal is configured to facilitate access to the wide area network.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.