PREDEFINED ROAMING AND IDLE CHANNELS
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1. A method of communicating in a wireless network, comprising:
- scanning only a pre-defined subset of available channels in a first industry band of channels to find an available network controller;
identifying a particular network controller on a particular channel in the subset;
forming an association with the particular network controller; and
performing operational communications with the particular network controller on at least one operational channel different than any channel in the subset.
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Abstract
In various embodiments, only a few selected channels are available to be used for scanning for a network controller in a wireless network. In various other embodiments, only a few selected channels are available to be used as an idle channel in a wireless network. In both cases, the channels available for such purposes are fewer in number than the channels available for operational communications. In some embodiments, these channels are in a different industry band than the channels used for operational communications.
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30 Claims
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1. A method of communicating in a wireless network, comprising:
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scanning only a pre-defined subset of available channels in a first industry band of channels to find an available network controller; identifying a particular network controller on a particular channel in the subset; forming an association with the particular network controller; and performing operational communications with the particular network controller on at least one operational channel different than any channel in the subset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus for communicating in a wireless network, the apparatus having a processor, a memory, and a radio, the apparatus adapted to:
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scan only a pre-defined subset of available channels in a first industry band of channels to find an available network controller; identify a particular network controller on a particular channel in the subset; form an association with the particular network controller; and perform operational communications with the particular network controller on at least one operational channel different than any channel in the subset. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium that contains instructions, which when executed by one or more processors result in performing operations for communicating in a wireless network comprising:
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scanning only a pre-defined subset of available channels in a first industry band of channels to find an available network controller; identifying a particular network controller on a particular channel in the subset; forming an association with the particular network controller; and performing operational communications with the particular network controller on at least one operational channel different than any channel in the subset. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of communicating in a wireless network, comprising:
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forming an association with another device in a wireless communications network; and communicating, with the other device, an indication of which channel to use as an idle channel during a period of non-operational communications with the other device; wherein the indicated idle channel is selected from a pre-defined subset of available channels in a pre-defined industry communications band. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for communicating in a wireless network, the apparatus having a processor, a memory, and a radio, the apparatus adapted to:
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form an association with another device in a wireless communications network; and communicate, with the other device, an indication of which channel to use as an idle channel during a period of non-operational communications with the other device; wherein the indicated idle channel is selected from a pre-defined subset of available channels in a pre-defined industry communications band. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium that contains instructions, which when executed by one or more processors result in performing operations for communicating in a wireless network comprising:
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forming an association with another device in a wireless communications network; and communicating, with the other device, an indication of which channel to use as an idle channel during a period of non-operational communications with the other device; wherein the indicated idle channel is selected from a pre-defined subset of available channels in a pre-defined industry communications band. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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