US Patent 7672674 Remote radio data communication system with data rate switching

Systems and methods that provide wireless communications are provided. One or more of the systems and methods may include, for example, selecting a lower data rate or a higher data rate based upon at least an evaluation of the operating conditions of a radio network. The evaluation may include, for example, computing a weighted signal strength measurement in which the weighting gives emphasis to the lower signal strength measurements of fading radio frequency signals.