Adaptive communication management to accommodate hidden terminal conditions

A method for use in an access point that wirelessly couples a first client device and a second client device to a packet switched backbone network, the method comprising:

• receiving a first plurality of characteristics related to an evaluation by the first client device of transmissions received by the first client device from both the access point and the second client device;
• assessing both the first plurality of characteristics and the second plurality of characteristics and, based on the assessment, detecting a hidden terminal condition;
• and
• selecting a first protocol parameter for transmissions by the access point when the hidden terminal condition is detected.

A method for use in conjunction with an access point in communication with a packet switched backbone network, the method comprising:

• managing communication, via access point processing circuitry and based on an associated set of communication parameters, between a first client wireless transceiver and the packet switched backbone network, and between a second client wireless transceiver and the packet switched backbone network;
• identifying a hidden terminal condition via the access point processing circuitry, based on at least the attempt to detect transmissions from the second client wireless transceiver circuitry by the first client processing circuitry;
• and
• altering at least one parameter of the associated set of communication parameters, via the access point processing circuitry, to address the hidden terminal condition, wherein the access point processing circuitry also considers mobility information associated with the second client device to identify the hidden terminal condition.