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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2005
Roger Durand, Amherst, NH (US);
Michael Yuen, Waltham, MA (US);
Roger Durand, Amherst, NH (US);
Michael Yuen, Waltham, MA (US);
Autocell Laboratories, Inc., Acton, MA (US);
Abstract
Migrating from a legacy spectrum allocation to a target spectrum allocation can be accomplished by adding new access points and, at a selected time, activating the new access points and deactivating the legacy access points with a remote network manager. Alternatively, the new access points can initially support legacy channels and at a selected time be reconfigured to support only the target channels. Alternatively, the new access points are initially activated in a mode which supports only a subset of the target channels and at a selected time reconfigured to support only the target channels. A remote network manager may be employed to remotely monitor, reconfigure, and trigger activation and deactivation of access points in support of the technique. New access points adapted to respond to inputs from the remote network manager further facilitate the invention. For example, the new access points may be remotely configurable to activate, deactivate, support a legacy spectrum or portions thereof, support a target spectrum or portions thereof, and provide traffic load and other data to the remote network manager.