Remote Local Switch Fabric Wireless Transceiver Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Increasingly dense deployments of wireless access points and stations in local area networks demand improved methods for wireless communication, as existing standards like IEEE 802.11 struggle to efficiently manage multiple devices and optimize network performance.
Innovation Solution
A wireless transceiver apparatus with a remote/local switch fabric that allows a configurable mix of local and remote control sources, enabling enhanced wireless operations by integrating with a 'Cloud' of remote services for optimized throughput and spatial data collection, and using link operational parameters to improve channel management and beamforming.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If IEEE 802.11 standard with CSMA is used for wireless communication, then wireless connectivity is established among multiple devices, but network performance deteriorates in dense deployments due to channel contention and collisions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary that centralizes control decisions for wireless communication. Instead of distributed CSMA where each device independently contends for the channel, the remote server acts as a mediator that coordinates access, schedules transmissions, and manages resource allocation across the network, thereby resolving conflicts and improving overall network performance in dense deployments
2Area of stationary object
If more wireless access points are deployed to increase network capacity, then coverage area is improved, but interference and channel contention increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic resource allocation where the remote server continuously monitors network conditions and dynamically adjusts channel assignments, power levels, and transmission parameters for each access point. This dynamic adaptation allows the system to optimize performance in real-time, managing interference and contention as network conditions change with varying user density and traffic patterns
3Device complexity
If distributed random access methodology is used for channel sharing, then device complexity is reduced, but network efficiency decreases in dense environments
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex control logic from individual wireless devices and relocates it to a centralized remote server. Instead of each device implementing complex avoidance and contention resolution algorithms, the control functions are taken out and centralized, allowing simpler device implementations while achieving higher network efficiency through coordinated access management
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AI summary
A wireless transceiver apparatus including: a plurality of components coupled to one another to form transmit and receive paths for processing wireless communications on the at least one selected wireless communication channel; local control circuits and a remote and local (R/L) switch fabric. The local control circuits each control a distinct portion of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations via connections to a related subset of the plurality of components. The R/L switch fabric configured to switchably connect each of the subsets of the plurality of components to at least one of, a related one of the local control circuits and a remote server providing remote control of a related portion of the wireless transceivers wireless operations, to enable a configurable mix of local and remote control sources among the distinct portions of the wireless transceiver's wireless operations.