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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2008
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2005
Deepak Bansal, Redmond, WA (US);
Abhishek Abhishek, Woodinville, WA (US);
Francis Duong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tarek Z. Elabbady, Redmond, WA (US);
Khawar M. Zuberi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Deepak Bansal, Redmond, WA (US);
Abhishek Abhishek, Woodinville, WA (US);
Francis Duong, Bellevue, WA (US);
Tarek Z. Elabbady, Redmond, WA (US);
Khawar M. Zuberi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A wireless device communications mode selector dynamically establishes an optimal communication mode between wireless devices and/or access point, such that stations communicate directly with each other or indirectly through an existing AP depending upon which mode would yield higher throughput under present network conditions and configuration. In an embodiment of the invention, a measurement based mechanism is used to decide which communication mode is more efficient. If it is decided that direct communication is optimal, the two stations can either form an adhoc network or an STA can be dynamically configured to become a wireless repeater access point (soft AP).