Multiplex communications – Communication over free space – Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-08
2009-02-10
Milord, Marceau (Department: 2618)
Multiplex communications
Communication over free space
Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...
C370S330000, C370S329000, C370S337000, C370S346000, C370S347000, C455S423000, C455S426100, C455S067110, C455S067130, C455S452100
Reexamination Certificate
active
07489661
ABSTRACT:
Methods, apparatuses and systems facilitating the configuration of transmit power and coverage areas corresponding to access points in a wireless network environment. The present invention in one embodiment facilitates the dynamic configuration of coverage boundaries across a plurality of access points, improving the performance of the wireless network environment.
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