Patent ID: 7720500

Claim:
A method for controlling interference in a wireless local area network having access points and mobile units, comprising: providing access points including access points with adjustable transmitter power level and distributing said access points over an area with varying spacing between access points; adjusting the transmitter power of said adjustable transmitter power level access points according to said access point spacing, wherein access points with greater spacing have greater transmitter power in operation; providing access points power level data representing transmitter powers of said adjustable power level access points in operation, and transmitting said access points power level data from each of said adjustable power level access points; providing mobile units having transmitters responsive to power level signals for adjusting transmitter power of said mobile units; receiving said access points power level data representing transmitter powers of said adjustable power level access points in operation at said mobile units and providing power level signals corresponding thereto to said mobile unit transmitters, wherein said access points transmit beacon signals for use by mobile units to associate with one of said access points, and wherein said access points power level data representing transmitter powers of said adjustable power level access points in operation is transmitted within said beacon signals.