US 11,902,820 B1
Adaptive physical layer interface control for a wireless local area network
Janne Linkola, Brooklyn, NY (US)
Assigned to CSC Holdings, LLC, Bethpage, NY (US)
Filed by CSC Holdings, LLC, Bethpage, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/170,046.
Application 18/170,046 is a continuation of application No. 17/326,181, filed on May 20, 2021, granted, now 11,601,839.
Application 17/326,181 is a continuation of application No. 16/456,022, filed on Jun. 28, 2019, granted, now 11,019,521, issued on May 25, 2021.
Application 16/456,022 is a continuation of application No. 15/959,918, filed on Apr. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,341,897, issued on Jul. 2, 2019.
Application 15/959,918 is a continuation of application No. 14/928,204, filed on Oct. 30, 2015, granted, now 9,986,455, issued on May 29, 2018.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04L 69/323 (2022.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 28/0205 (2013.01) [H04L 69/323 (2013.01); H04W 24/08 (2013.01); H04W 28/0226 (2013.01); H04W 28/0278 (2013.01); H04W 28/0289 (2013.01); H04W 28/02 (2013.01); H04W 28/0247 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wireless access point (WAP) within a wireless network, the WAP comprising:
a physical layer (PHY) device configured to receive wireless networking traffic information from a plurality of communication devices; and
a processor configured to:
analyze a plurality of locations of the plurality of communication devices within the wireless network to determine an effective coverage area of the WAP,
determine the WAP is servicing a small coverage area when the effective coverage area is less than a coverage area threshold,
determine, in response to the WAP servicing the small coverage area, whether to restrict a first operational parameter from among a plurality of operational parameters from being utilized by the PHY device to communicate wireless network information based upon whether the wireless network is experiencing congestion, and
determine, in response to the WAP not servicing the small coverage area, not to restrict the first operational parameter from being utilized by the PHY device to communicate the wireless network information regardless of whether the wireless network is experiencing the congestion.