Backhaul dynamic link distance
A method for providing backhaul dynamic link distance for backhaul is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes propagating, by a network owner, a configured link distance parameter as part of beacon; using, by a mesh node joining the network, the configured link distance parameter for backhaul to set slot-time and Acknowledgement (ACK)/Clear To Send (CTS) timeout values before joining the network; wherein the configured link distance parameter for backhaul is part of a backhaul network profile.
1. A method for providing backhaul dynamic link distance, comprising:
propagating, by a network owner, a configured link distance parameter for backhaul as part of a beacon;
using, by a mesh node joining the network, the configured link distance parameter for backhaul to set slot-time and Acknowledgement (ACK)/Clear To Send (CTS) timeout values before joining the network;
wherein the configured link distance parameter for backhaul is part of a backhaul network profile, and
wherein the mesh node is a cellular network base station providing a backhaul link toward a cellular core network.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein the configured link distance parameter for backhaul is configured on a HetNet Gateway (HNG), or using a network coordinator or a network controller.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein propagating the configured link distance parameter for backhaul comprises propagating a configured link distance parameter for backhaul having a range of 300-15000 meters.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein propagating the configured link distance parameter for backhaul comprises propagating a configured link distance parameter for backhaul having default value of 3000 meters and is a multiple of 300.
5. The method of claim 1 further comprising maintaining and adding, by the network owner, the configured link distance parameter for backhaul in a network control message via a vendor information element (IE) using the network configuration.
6. The method of claim 1 further comprising calculating, by the network owner, a CTS/ACK timeout and slot-time based on the configured link distance parameter for backhaul configured for the network.
7. The method of claim 6 further comprising looking up and applying the appropriate timeout and slot time parameters.
8. The method of claim 1 further comprising using, by a mesh node, the configured link distance parameter for backhaul to configure the ACK timeout, the CTS timeout and the slot-time.
9. The method of claim 1 further comprising adding, by the mesh node, the configured link distance parameter for backhaul from the beacon in its own beacons.
10. The method of claim 1 wherein the location of each base station is obtained via preconfiguration or via a Global Positioning System (GPS).
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the backhaul dynamic link distance for backhaul is used for a wired backhaul or for a wireless backhaul.
12. The method of claim 11 wherein the wired backhaul is one or more of an Ethernet-based backhaul, Gigabit Ethernet, a fiber-optic backhaul connection, or a cable-based backhaul connection.
13. The method of claim 11 wherein the wireless backhaul is one or more of Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ad/ah, Bluetooth, ZigBee, microwave.
14. The method of claim 11 wherein any of the wired and wireless connections may be used for either access or backhaul.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cellular network base station is at least one of a 4G base station and a 5G base station.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the cellular network base station is a multi-radio access technology (multi-RAT) base station.