Network association algorithm

[Michail Bletsas]

> > 
> > One thing we didn't discuss at all and is probably something we don't
> > do for the time being is some sort of gain control. If we have a
> > crowded classroom, I assume it would be better to turn down the volume
> > on the radios so that everyone is not shouting, but just quietly
> > talking to their neighbors. Maybe we want to add an outer loop to the
> > whole thing where you start off whispering and gradually crank up the
> > volume until you have a connect?
> 
> Startup time is an issue: if you whisper, you are less likely to get
> associated. Startup doesn't happen that often; rather, I suspect we
> might be better off by shouting, and then crank gain down in use.
> 
The radios already do power control automatically in Infrastructure mode, 
we need to confirm that this works in mesh mode too.

M.
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