WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK AND METHOD OF DYNAMIC CHANNEL SELECTION OF A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK
First Claim
1. A wireless communication network comprising:
- a network coordinator comprising a processor, a first wireless radio employed to transmit and receive on a presently selected channel, and a second wireless radio; and
a number of network devices, each of said network devices comprising a processor and a wireless radio,wherein said network coordinator and said number of network devices are structured to wirelessly communicate by employing a first wireless communication channel as said presently selected channel,wherein said network coordinator is structured to monitor a number of different second wireless communication channels with the second wireless radio of said network coordinator,wherein said network coordinator is structured to select one of said different second wireless communication channels as a function of background noise level or message traffic,wherein said network coordinator is structured to monitor the first wireless communication channel with the first wireless radio of said network coordinator,wherein said network coordinator is structured to determine that the first wireless communication channel has unsatisfactory quality and responsively broadcast an identification of the selected one of said different second wireless communication channels to said number of network devices, andwherein said network coordinator and the number of network devices are structured to wirelessly communicate between the network coordinator and the number of network devices by employing the selected one of said different second wireless communication channels as said presently selected channel.
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Abstract
A method of dynamic channel selection for a wireless communication network employs a first wireless communication channel of a first wireless radio of each of a network coordinator and a number of network devices for wireless communication therebetween. A number of different second wireless communication channels are monitored with a second wireless radio of the network coordinator. One of the different second wireless communication channels is selected as a function of background noise level or message traffic. The first wireless communication channel is monitored with the first wireless radio of the network coordinator. The first wireless communication channel is determined to have unsatisfactory quality and an identification of the selected one of the different second wireless communication channels is responsively broadcast to the network devices. The selected one of the different second wireless communication channels is employed for wireless communication between the network coordinator and the network devices.
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20 Claims
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1. A wireless communication network comprising:
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a network coordinator comprising a processor, a first wireless radio employed to transmit and receive on a presently selected channel, and a second wireless radio; and a number of network devices, each of said network devices comprising a processor and a wireless radio, wherein said network coordinator and said number of network devices are structured to wirelessly communicate by employing a first wireless communication channel as said presently selected channel, wherein said network coordinator is structured to monitor a number of different second wireless communication channels with the second wireless radio of said network coordinator, wherein said network coordinator is structured to select one of said different second wireless communication channels as a function of background noise level or message traffic, wherein said network coordinator is structured to monitor the first wireless communication channel with the first wireless radio of said network coordinator, wherein said network coordinator is structured to determine that the first wireless communication channel has unsatisfactory quality and responsively broadcast an identification of the selected one of said different second wireless communication channels to said number of network devices, and wherein said network coordinator and the number of network devices are structured to wirelessly communicate between the network coordinator and the number of network devices by employing the selected one of said different second wireless communication channels as said presently selected channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of dynamic channel selection for a wireless communication network, said method comprising:
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wirelessly communicating between a network coordinator and a number of network devices by employing a first wireless communication channel of a first wireless radio of each of said network coordinator and said number of network devices; employing a second wireless radio of said network coordinator; monitoring a number of different second wireless communication channels with the second wireless radio of said network coordinator; selecting one of said different second wireless communication channels as a function of background noise level or message traffic; monitoring the first wireless communication channel with the first wireless radio of said network coordinator; determining that the first wireless communication channel has unsatisfactory quality and responsively broadcasting an identification of the selected one of said different second wireless communication channels to said number of network devices; and wirelessly communicating between the network coordinator and the number of network devices by employing the selected one of said different second wireless communication channels. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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