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Radio resource management for wireless local area networks

US7738876B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJan 14, 2005
Grant dateJun 15, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 15, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W48/20
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems are presented for establishing communications in a wireless local area network involving obtaining at least one channel-specific measurement for each of a plurality of frequency channels, automatically selecting one of the plurality of frequency channels as a selected frequency channel by taking into account the at least one channel-specific measurement for each of the plurality of frequency channels, configuring a present access point (AP) device to transmit and receive data on the selected frequency channel, and configuring a present station (STA) device to transmit and receive data on the selected frequency channel, wherein the present AP device and the present STA device are capable of communicating data within a wireless local area network.

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