Repeater bandwidth, radio configuration, and adc clock speed adjustment

Abstract

In a repeater, a mechanism checks multiple parameters and makes repeater bandwidth, radio configuration, and ADC clock speed adjustments. multiple repeater parameters are checked and the repeater bandwidth is optimized based upon any of adjusting bandwidth based on best throughput; adjusting bandwidth based on Internet speed; adjusting mapping based on overlapping access points (106); adjusting bandwidth based on the client's range; adjusting ADC clock speed; adjusting transmit (TX) radio setting based on associated clients; adjusting receive (RX) radio setting based on associated clients; client type considerations; and adjusting CPU settings based on clients or backhaul. In embodiments, for example, bandwidth can be adjusted from 80 MHz to 40 MHz to 20 MHz or a smaller bandwidth, e.g. 5 MHz, for an 802.11ac / 11ax / 11ac device. For an 802.11n / a / b / g / ah device, bandwidth can adjusted using from 40 MHz to 20 MHz to a smaller bandwidth, e.g. 1 MHz, 2 MHz, or 5 MHz.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to repeaters for use in communication networks. In particular, the invention relates to the adjustment of repeater bandwidth, radio configuration, and analog-to-digital converter (ADC) clock rates. Background technique [0002] The repeater usually uses the maximum bandwidth in communication with the main access point (Access Point, AP). Using the maximum bandwidth is the best option if repeaters are close together and interference is not high. In many cases, however, higher bandwidth degrades performance because of the 3dB noise penalty for every doubling of bandwidth. Therefore, as the bandwidth increases, the repeater will experience greater interference. Contents of the invention [0003] Repeaters tend to have less range than access point devices due to size and thermal issues, so reducing bandwidth is more helpful for repeaters. Greater bandwidth results in more latency variation, which will be detrimental to r...

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In many cases, however, higher bandwidth degrades performance because of the 3dB noise penalty for every doubling of bandwidth

Therefore, when the bandwidth increases, the repeater will experience more interference

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