Patent ID: 11870608
Assignee: MAXLINEAR, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 18:
19. An apparatus for a network entity, the apparatus comprising:
at least one interface configured to communicate with a network gateway via a local network connection;
a control module configured to:
receive information related to a designated data transmission rate for data transmission over a wireless link from the network gateway via the at least one interface,
determine information related to an estimated attenuation on the wireless link based on information related to one or more environmental factors,
determine a data transmission capacity for a data transmission over the wireless link in view of the estimated attenuation on the wireless link, and
in view of the data transmission capacity, transmit a data transmission to the network gateway based on the designated data transmission rate and via the at least one interface, the data transmission including a control signal, the control signal to affect a wireless characteristic of the network gateway.