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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8134984 | Conversion of access nodes to gateways within a wireless mesh network An apparatus and method of a method of a wireless mesh network proposing access nodes for conversion to gateways is disclosed. The method includes each access node of the wireless mesh network measuring wireless mesh network metrics. A server connected to the wirele... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8134961 | Adaptively capping data throughput of client devices associated with a wireless network A methods and apparatuses of adaptively capping data throughput of client devices associated with a wireless network are disclosed. One method includes monitoring an air-time per bit efficiency of each client device associated with the wireless network. A data throu... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8064404 | Method of subnet roaming within a network Disclosed is an apparatus and method of client device roaming from a home subnet to a foreign subnet of a network. The method includes the client device accessing the network through a first access node of the home subnet, and the client device roaming to a second a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8055759 | Determination of link qualities between an access point and a plurality of clients An apparatus and method of determining link qualities of a plurality of links between an access point and a plurality of client devices is disclosed. The method includes detecting all client devices associated with the access point. A list of the associated client d... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8054784 | Wireless mesh network channel selection An apparatus and method of a gateway selecting transmission channels of a cluster of a wireless mesh network is disclosed. The cluster includes the gateway and a plurality of access nodes. The method includes the gateway cycling through a plurality of available tran... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8036186 | Adaptively setting transmission power levels of nodes within a wireless mesh network A method of adaptively setting a transmission power level of a node within a wireless mesh network is disclosed. The method includes monitoring a quality of a plurality of reverse direction links between the node and downstream nodes, and between the node and an ups... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8036130 | Minimization of channel filters within wireless access nodes A wireless access node includes a first radio operable to transmit/receive on one of at least N transmission channels. A second radio is operable to transmit/receive on another one of the at least N transmission channels. A first filter bank, of less than N filters,... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031615 | Balancing clusters of a wireless mesh network An apparatus and method of propagating a size of a cluster within a wireless mesh network is disclosed. The method includes a gateway within the cluster maintaining information of access nodes within the cluster. The gateway determines a cluster size based on the ma... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7983225 | Wireless network beacon timing An apparatus and method of a wireless network timing transmission of multiple BSSID beacons is disclosed. The method includes identifying multiple personalities of the wireless network, wherein a separate MAC address corresponding with each of the personalities. A b... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7970394 | Determining coverage of a wireless network An apparatus and method of determining coverage of a wireless network is disclosed. The method includes traveling to multiple locations around access points of the wireless network, and for a plurality of client applications, measuring a performance parameter betwee... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7957337 | Air-time control of wireless networks A method and apparatus for controlling transmission air-time available to a wireless node within a wireless network is disclosed. The method includes occupied by transmission packets. The method includes the wireless node monitoring air-time available to the wireles... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7929975 | Prequalification of potential wireless customers An apparatus and method of pre-qualifying a potential customer of a wireless network is disclosed. The prequalification includes obtaining a location input by the potential customer, and accessing a wireless network performance database. An expected level of wireles... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924749 | Identification of long links within a wireless network An apparatus and method of identifying long links within a wireless network is disclosed. The method includes identifying long links within a wireless network. The method includes a first node estimating a link quality of a wireless link between the first node and a... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7843891 | Mobile node data transmission rate selection An apparatus and method of a mobile access node selecting a data transmission rate is disclosed. The method includes the mobile access node receiving beacons from a plurality of wireless clusters. Each beacon advertises a data transmission rate a gateway of the wire... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7769040 | Multi-channel mesh network A method of selecting at least one routing path between an access node and a gateway is provided. The method includes the access node receiving over a plurality of channels, indicators from at least one upstream access node, the indicators providing information of s... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7729278 | Wireless routing based on data packet classifications A method of wirelessly routing based on data packet type is disclosed. The method includes a wireless access node wirelessly receiving a data packet. The wireless access node classifies the data packet, and selects one of multiple node interfaces based on the classi... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7720499 | Regulation of transmission power control in mitigate self interference by optimizing link transmission parameters in a wireless network A method of optimizing link transmission parameters between access nodes within a mesh network is disclosed. The method includes each access node within the mesh transmitting packets at N different combinations of data rates and power levels. Each receiving node tha... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7706285 | Method and apparatus for monitoring and displaying routing metrics of a network The invention includes an apparatus and method for displaying path metrics associate with nodes and links within a network. The method includes determining path metric values associated with the network. The method further includes displaying only the path metric va... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7697504 | Mesh network that includes fixed and mobile access nodes An apparatus and method of selecting a routing path through a mesh network that includes a mobile access node is disclosed. The method includes each access node of the mesh network capable of receiving routing beacons from at least one upstream access node. The rout... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7688808 | Mobile access node routing selections through a mesh network An apparatus and method of a mobile access node selecting a routing path through a mesh network is disclosed. The method includes receiving routing packets from at least one upstream access node, the routing packets including information of at least one upstream acc... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7649866 | Method of subnet roaming within a network Disclosed is an apparatus and method of client device roaming from a home subnet to a foreign subnet of a network. The method includes the client device accessing the network through a first access node of the home subnet, and the client device roaming to a second a... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7586879 | Client roaming from a first access node to a second access node within a wireless network A method that includes a client roaming from the first access node to a second access node is disclosed. The second wireless access node detects the client seeking access to the system. The second wireless access node is able to connect to the backbone network. Clie... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7580705 | Remote wireless access node control A wireless access node is disclosed. The wireless access node includes a primary CPU for controlling wireless data transmission and reception, of the wireless access node with other access nodes. A secondary controller provides alternate control of the wireless acce... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7580393 | Probe response determination An apparatus and method of a method of an access point determining whether to transmit a response to a client device probe request is disclosed. The method includes the access point receiving a probe request from a client device. The access point determines a qualit... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7564862 | Assignment of channels to links of nodes within a mesh network Embodiments for assigning channels to links of a node of a mesh network are disclosed. One embodiment includes a method of assigning channels to links of a node of a mesh network, wherein the mesh network includes the node and an upstream node. The method includes a... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7564781 | Determining throughput between hosts An apparatus and method of determining throughput between a first host and a second host of at least one network is disclosed. The method includes the first host intentionally corrupting ICMP packets by manipulating a checksum of the ICMP packets. The first host sen... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7499409 | Wireless mesh network verification A method of verifying a mesh network is disclosed. The method includes identifying wireless links from a set of selected mesh network routing links, that have a link quality below a predetermined quality threshold, and providing a network manager with a link list th... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7460489 | Wireless mesh network timed commit provisioning Methods and systems are disclosed for managing a network. The management includes storing configuration parameters in cells within the network, sending a commit command and a commit delay time to the cells, sensing failed reception of the commit command, and abortin... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7450552 | Access point control of client roaming Methods of access point control of client roaming are disclosed. The methods can include the access point periodically transmitting requests to a client, the access point monitoring reception of response to the requests, and the access point transmitting at least on... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7397789 | Providing routing paths for wireless devices A method and apparatus for generating connectivity is described. The method includes a server broadcasting a beacon including the server's address. The method further includes each client that receives the beacon rebroadcasting the beacon. The result is that each cl... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7382778 | Link layer emulation An embodiment includes a network of at least one router. The network includes a data packet address translator. The data packet address translator manipulates address information of data packets routed by the network, so that a network device connected to the networ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7376087 | Method and apparatus for monitoring and displaying routing metrics of a network The invention includes an apparatus and method for displaying path metrics associate with nodes and links within a network. The method includes determining path metric values associated with the network. The method further includes displaying only the path metric va... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7362737 | Minimization of channel filters within wireless access nodes A wireless access node includes a first radio operable to transmit/receive on one of at least N transmission channels. A second radio is operable to transmit/receive on another one of the at least N transmission channels. A first filter bank, of less than N filters,... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7058021 | Selection of routing paths based upon routing packet success ratios of wireless routes within a wireless mesh network The invention includes an apparatus and method for determining an optimal route based upon path quality of routes to an access node of a wireless mesh network. The method includes receiving routing packets at the access node through at least one wireless route. Each... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7016328 | Method for allowing a client to access a wireless system An apparatus and method for allowing a client to access a wireless system is disclosed. The system includes at least a first wireless access node. The method includes the first wireless access node detecting a client seeking access to the system. The first wireless ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6965575 | Selection of routing paths based upon path quality of a wireless mesh network The invention includes an apparatus and method for determining an optimal route based upon path quality of routes to an access node of a wireless mesh network. The method includes receiving routing packets at the access node through at least one wireless route. Each... | 11/15/2005 |
