Abstract:
THE PRESENT INVENTION DISCLOSES A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN A WIRELESS NETWORK, WHEREBY THE PRESENT INVENTION ENABLES MESH COMMUNICATION WITHIN SAID NETWORK. MESH COMMUNICATION BETWEEN RELAY STATIONS LOCATED ADJACENT TO EACH OTHER IS ESTABLISHED, EITHER THROUGH POINT TO MULTIPOINT OR POINT TO POINT TRANSMISSION. THE SYSTEM COMPRISES A MESH ZONE (100) FOR ENABLING SUCH MESH COMMUNICATION WHICH IS CREATED BY A BASE STATION UPON PROMPTED WITHIN A NETWORK.
Abstract:
A METHOD (100) FOR COMMUNICATING IN A MULTIHOP RELAY NETWORK. THE METHOD (100) COMPRISES INITIATING A MESH OPERATIONAL MODE (102), ESTABLISHING AT LEAST ONE TUNNEL CONNECTION BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF ADJACENT RELAY STATIONS (104) AND CREATING AT LEAST ONE MESHAGENT ZONE (106) TO TRANSPORT A PLURALITY OF MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL (MAC) PACKET DATA UNIT (PDU) BETWEEN THE PLURALITY OF ADJACENT RELAY STATIONS.
Abstract:
THE PRESENT INVENTION IS A SYSTEM OF ASSIGNING CHANNEL IN A MULTI-HOP WIRELESS NETWORK AND A METHOD THEREOF. THE CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT INCLUDES CONSIDERATION OF INTERFERENCE CHARACTERISTICS OF BOTH UPLINK AND DOWNLINK DIRECTION AND CHANNEL IS ASSIGNED BASED ON THE LEAST NUMBER OF INTERFERERS.
Abstract:
A SYSTEM AND METHOD (100) FOR DYNAMIC POWER SAVING IN A WIRELESS NETWORK COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ACCESS POINT (110) THAT PROVIDES WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY WITHIN SAID NETWORK AND AT LEAST ONE CONNECTION MANAGER (270) ASSOCIATED WITH AT LEAST ONE WIRELESS STATION (130) USING SAID NETWORK AND FACILITATING MANAGEMENT OF CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT AND TEAR DOWN TO ACCESS POINTS (110) WITHIN SAID NETWORK. ACCESS POINTS (110) ARE ASSOCIATED WITH GREEN AGENT MODULES (120) WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO MONITOR AND MANAGE AVAILABILITY OF ITS ACCESS POINTS (110) BASED ON TRAFFIC LOAD; AND WIRELESS STATIONS (130) ARE ASSOCIATED WITH ADAPTIVE AGENT MODULE (140) TO INTERACT WITH CONNECTION MANAGERS (270) FOR CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT AND TEAR DOWN, BASED ON INFORMATION EXCHANGED BETWEEN GREEN AGENT MODULES (120) WITHIN SAID NETWORK. GREEN AGENT MODULES AND ADAPTIVE AGENT MODULES ARE EMBEDDED INTO ACCESS POINTS AND WIRELESS STATION TO PERFORM THE METHOD IN ACHIEVING POWER SAVING. (THE MOST ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWING IS
Abstract:
THE CLOUD NETWORK ARCHITECTURE HAVING A MESH CONFIGURATION INCLUDES AT LEAST ONE OF CLOUD BASE STATION (BS) AND MASTER CLOUD ARBITRATOR (M-CA) (200) OR CELL SITE CLOUD ARBITRATOR (CS-CA) (300) AND BACKHAUL POINTS (BP) (400). THE CLOUD BASE STATION (BS AND M-CA/CS-CA) EMPLOYS AN INTELLIGENT DECISION ENGINE FOR CALCULATING THE MOST EFFICIENT ROUTE AND ASSIGNING THE BEST POSSIBLE RESOURCES AVAILABLE. THE CLOUD NETWORK OF THE PRESENT INVENTION COMPRISES OF BACKHAUL POINTS (400) TO PROVIDE A SCALABLE AND RESILIENT COMMUNICATION LINK WHILE MAINTAINING THE QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) TO THE NEIGHBORING M-CA/CS-CA/BP (200, 300, 400). THE BACKHAUL POINTS (400) OF THE PRESENT INVENTION ALSO USES SENSORS (212, 312, 408) TO SEND DATA TO CLOUD BASE STATIONS FOR DECISION-MAKING. THE MOST ILLUSTRATIVE DRAWING IS
Abstract:
Load balancing of an access point (AP) in wireless networks is achieved through virtual cell sizing. The system comprising at least one wireless interface (210) adapted to associate and communicate with wireless users; at least one AP interface (230) adapted to communicate with neighbouring APs; at least one scanning interface (220) adapted to detect user stations (STAs) associated with said AP; at least one STAs detection module (SDM) (240) in communication with said at least one scanning interface (220) and said at least one AP interface (230), said SDM (240) being adapted to detect target STAs for potential offloading and communicate with SDMs of neighbouring APs; at least one AP loading monitor and decision module (ALDM) (250) in communication with said SDM (240) and said at least one wireless interface (210), said ALDM (250) being adapted to monitor the level of loading of said AP; at least one support rates controller (SRC) (260) in communication with said ALDM (250), said SRC (260) being adapted to control supported rates of said AP; and at least one beacon updater (BU) (280) in communication with said SRC (260), said BU (280) being adapted to update a support rates field in a beacon broadcast by said AP. The AP loading monitor and decision module (ALDM) (250) monitors the load of said AP and is adapted to determine whether to off- load excessive STAs to neighbouring APs by shutting down a supported rate, or to enable a supported rate when said AP is underloaded.