Wireless communication system control apparatus and method
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1. A wireless communication system control apparatus, comprising:
- means for determining available wireless communication channels locally and remotely;
means for sending a probe to a remote wireless communication control apparatus location on a determined available communication channel; and
means for receiving a confirmation message for said remote wireless communication apparatus location to verify the establishment of a viable communication path.
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Abstract
According to certain embodiments of the present invention, there is provided a wireless communication system control apparatus and method to determine available wireless communication channels locally and remotely, and for sending a probe signal to a remote wireless communication control apparatus location on a determined available communication channel. A confirmation message is received from the remote wireless communication apparatus location to verify the establishment of the viable communication path.
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1. A wireless communication system control apparatus, comprising:
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means for determining available wireless communication channels locally and remotely;
means for sending a probe to a remote wireless communication control apparatus location on a determined available communication channel; and
means for receiving a confirmation message for said remote wireless communication apparatus location to verify the establishment of a viable communication path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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8. A wireless communication system control method, comprising:
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determining available wireless communication channels locally;
sending a probe to a remote wireless communication control apparatus location on a determined available communication channel; and
receiving a confirmation message for said remote wireless communication apparatus location to verify the establishment of a viable communication path.
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15. A wireless communication system control apparatus, comprising:
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a first circuit determining available wireless communication channels locally;
a second circuit sending a probe to a remote wireless communication control apparatus location on a determined available communication channel; and
a third circuit receiving a confirmation message for said remote wireless communication apparatus location to verify the establishment of a viable communication path.
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22. A communication system, comprising:
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a group of wireless nodes;
each of said nodes including circuits determining available wireless communication channels locally;
at least one of said nodes having circuits for sending probes to the other remote wireless nodes to determined available communication channels; and
said remote nodes having circuits receiving the probes and for sending messages to the nodes initiating the probes to verify the ability of the remote nodes to establish viable communication paths.
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23. A wireless communication method for a group of wireless nodes, comprising:
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determining available wireless communication channels locally for each wireless node;
sending probes from an initiating wireless node to other ones of the remote nodes on determined available communication channels;
receiving the probes at the remote wireless nodes; and
sending messages to the initiating node to verify the ability of the remote nodes to establish viable communication paths. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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