Patent ID: 8203986

Claim:
A method comprising: monitoring a wireless activity of a first access point coupled to a second access point, the first access point operating in a low power mode and the second access point operating in a sentry mode when the wireless activity of the first access point does not exceed a first threshold; if the wireless activity of the first access point exceeds the first threshold, (1) increasing a throttle setting of the first access point such that the first access point operates in a high power mode, and (2) maintaining a throttle setting of the second access point such that the second access point operates in the sentry mode; and if the wireless activity of the first access point exceeds a second threshold, higher than the first threshold, (1) increasing the throttle setting of the first access point such that the first access point operates in the high power mode, and (2) increasing the throttle setting of the second access point such that the second access point operates in a low power mode.