Patent ID: 8918049

Claim:
A network system, comprising: a group of devices, at least some of said devices in said group configured for communication with other devices in said group, wherein said devices of said group comprise one or more broadband wireless repeaters or relays, wherein at least one of said one or more broadband wireless repeaters or relays comprise: at least one receiver or transceiver for signal or data reception from one or more devices in said group; at least one transmitter or transceiver for signal or data transmission to one or more devices of said group, wherein the transceiver for signal or data reception and the transceiver for signal or data transmission may be the same or different; and a controller that is configured or configurable for operation in one or more wireless networks, said controller communicating with said at least one receiver or transceiver for signal or data reception and said at least one transmitter or transceiver for signal or data transmission, wherein at least one of said receiver or transceiver for signal or data reception and said transmitter or transceiver for signal or data transmission either or both transmit and receive at an instantaneous or overall occupied bandwidth of 100 MHz or more or that have a data transmission rate of 100 Megabits per second or more, wherein said controller is configured or configurable to perforin or for performing a plurality of: a) ignore or filter out at least some signal or data transmissions from one or more undesired transmitters, users, networks, data sources, or noise sources; b) instruct one or more devices or networks to ignore or disregard at least some signal or data transmissions of one or more undesired transmitters, undesired users, undesired networks, or noise sources; and c) network provisioning or monitoring for said one or more devices of said group.