Patent ID: 7787416
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A network architecture, comprising: a plurality of access points coupled to a wired network, each of the access points being capable of communicating, over a wireless network, with one or more mobile nodes to receive a state of queues of packets that have not been received by the access point, and to utilize the state of queues as anticipated demands to determine whether required performance of the wireless network can be met; and a controller coupled to the access points over the wired network, the controller maintaining one or more parameters that control one or more characteristics of each of the access points, and the controller adjusting and communicating the one or more parameters to each of the access points in response to a detection of real-time conditions changed based on a respective packet type to be forwarded by each of the access points, wherein the controller periodically queries each of the access points regarding a status of a respective access point, the one or more parameters are adjusted based on the status collected from each of the access points, the respective packet type is determined based on a network wide identification that identifies a type of content within a respective packet, and the controller changes a class of service of a given subscriber in real-time based on the detection of real-time conditions changed, the controller allocates the channels to a plurality of mobile nodes that are capable of communicating with each other directly without passing through any of the access points, the controller allocates a first channel and a second channel to a first mobile node to allow the first mobile node to simultaneously communicate with a second mobile node via the first channel and forward data received via the second channel from a third mobile node to a fourth mobile node.