Patent ID: 7830845
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A wireless network in a communication infrastructure having a packet switched backbone network, the wireless network comprising: an access point, communicatively coupled to the packet switched backbone network, having access point processing circuitry and access point wireless transceiver circuitry; a first client device having first client processing circuitry and first client wireless transceiver circuitry; a second client device having second client processing circuitry and second client wireless transceiver circuitry; the access point processing circuitry, using the access point wireless transceiver circuitry and an associated set of communication parameters, manages communication both between the first client wireless transceiver circuitry and the packet switched backbone network, and between the second client wireless transceiver circuitry and the packet switched backbone network; the first client processing circuitry attempts to detect transmissions from the second client wireless transceiver circuitry via the first client wireless transceiver circuitry; 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, identifies a hidden terminal condition; and the access point processing circuitry attempts to address the hidden terminal condition by altering at least one parameter of the associated set of communication parameters.