METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOAD SHARING IN WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORKS BASED ON DYNAMIC TRANSMISSION POWER ADJUSTMENT OF ACCESS POINTS

摘要

A load balancing system and methodology for packet-based wireless cellular networks, whereby wireless access points are dynamically reconfigured by altering their transmission power level to modify their area of coverage. The modification function is based on the localized traffic load or congestion at each individual access point, or the collective load experienced by groups of access points.