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CHANNEL ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

  • US 20100091731A1
  • Filed: 10/13/2009
  • Published: 04/15/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A channel allocation method in a wireless communication environment where Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs) and Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs) coexist, comprising:

  • collecting, at an access point, information on channels used by the WLANs and WPANs;

    determining available WLAN channels and available WPAN channels based on the channel information;

    allocating one of the available WLAN channels and one of the available WPAN channels to the access point; and

    informing the WLANs and WPANs of the allocated WLAN and WPAN channels.

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