Patent ID: 7787408

Claim:
In a repeater to augment wireless network communication coverage in a facility, a master unit configured to couple to at least one slave unit via wiring in the facility, the master unit comprising: a processor configured to generate master slave communication protocol (MSCP) packets; a transceiver coupled to the processor configured to send and receive wireless signals to and from a wireless base station associated with a wireless communication network, the transceiver further configured to send and receive the wireless signals and the MSCP packets on a downlink transport frequency to the slave unit and on an uplink transport frequency from the slave unit over the wiring in the facility, wherein the processor is further configured to: puncture the wireless signals on the downlink transport frequency with a downlink gap so that interference levels on the downlink transport frequency can be measured by the slave unit; measure the remaining signal level on the uplink transport frequency based upon an uplink gap punctured in the wireless signals on the uplink transport frequency; and adjust the downlink and uplink transport frequencies based upon measured remaining signal levels.