Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

Hello good people of Science Buddies! My name is JarvisVB and this is my first post here.
To keep things short I will go straight to the point. I am undertaking a self-influenced project which involves boosting of the range of a WiFi router as the title says. Starting up, I have read and and understood how WiFi routers and networks work but obviously that is not enough for the project I am undertaking. I am aware that topics such as modulation and the inner workings of the antenna cannot be underestimated in the scope of the project. I would like to know what other topics would be necessary and if possible, the links to them from where I can read even more.
I plan to combine the advantages of various WIFI standards into a whole new standard, reworking some hardware parts to improve efficiency or creating a powerful transceiver, however, proposed approaches to this project would be very much appreciated.
Thank you for your time!

JarvisVB - This is a problem that very sophisticated networking companies work on with great effort. Obviously many products exist to maximize coverage of WiFi networks. Most efforts are aimed at just getting consistent signal strengths within a single household where distances and 2 or 3 storey construction limits the 2.4-5.8 GHz transmissions. Dual band products, active repeaters and antenna design are all considered to help the effort. Output power is often limited by law, within industry standards, so you have to work within constraints. I have read of successful solutions involving passive directional antenna designs that can help, even external to your router design. It sounds like you are considering the obvious routes to improving WiFi propagation. Good luck!

Rick Marz

First of all I'd like to say thanks for your reply.
From the start, I knew this project would not be a walk in the park, but I have this zeal in me that wants to make routers better. Sure, as you said, there are tools already available to enhance the signal reception and propagation of routers, but I believe reworking the structure and algorithms of it would lead to a vast array of improvement than using supplementary tools, not forgetting the constrains, of course.
Maybe I have to read even more than I assumed to come up with a working design.
Once again, thanks for your time!
More suggestions are welcome.