Patent ID: 9461705
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: H04B,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A network coordination processor sharing a communication medium with a first node, the first node operable to transmit data on the communication medium at a transmission power level, the network coordination processor comprising: a transmitter operable to send a request message to the first node, the request message instructing the first node to adjust the transmission power level; a memory device operable to store a Quality of Service (QoS) requirement; a network utilization module operable to determine a target network utilization based, at least in part, on the QoS requirement stored in the memory device, the network utilization module further operable to determine an actual network utilization, wherein the network coordination processor is operable to instruct the first node to reduce the transmission power level during a time when the actual network utilization is determined to be less than the target network utilization.