Patent · US Active

Management of a wireless network

US8213302B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

16Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Zhou Wang · Aachen, DE
Alain Gefflaut · Elmsford, US
Andreas Steinmetzler · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 31, 2008
Grant date	Jul 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 15, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W76/23
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The disclosure describes a system for active channel management in a wireless network. The system may include spectrum monitoring in order to determine channel usage within a wireless network and/or to provide a projected transmission quality for each available channel. Another aspect of the system concerns allowing nodes in a wireless network to exchange spectrum usage data. The system may include renegotiation and handover of data transmission between channels and/or different wireless technologies.

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