CHANNEL MANAGEMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
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1. A channel management method, comprising:
- determining utilization of a primary wireless channel;
determining utilization of a secondary wireless channel;
comparing utilization of the primary wireless channel with utilization of the secondary wireless channel; and
routing wireless data communication between a remote data concentrator and a wireless node from the primary wireless channel to the secondary wireless channel if the utilization of the secondary wireless channel is lower than the utilization of the primary wireless channel.
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Abstract
A channel management method includes determining utilization of a primary wireless channel, determining utilization of one or more secondary wireless channels, and comparing utilization of the primary wireless channel with utilization of the each of the one or more secondary wireless channels. If utilization of a secondary wireless channel of the one or more secondary wireless channels is lower than the utilization of the primary channel, data communication between a data concentrator and a remote wireless node is routed from the primary channel to the secondary channel.
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1. A channel management method, comprising:
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determining utilization of a primary wireless channel; determining utilization of a secondary wireless channel; comparing utilization of the primary wireless channel with utilization of the secondary wireless channel; and routing wireless data communication between a remote data concentrator and a wireless node from the primary wireless channel to the secondary wireless channel if the utilization of the secondary wireless channel is lower than the utilization of the primary wireless channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A data concentrator for a wireless network, comprising:
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a first transceiver; a second transceiver configured for operation independent of the first transceiver; and a control module operatively connected to the first transceiver and the second transceiver, wherein the control module is responsive to machine readable instructions to; determine utilization of a primary wireless channel, determine utilization of a secondary wireless channel, compare utilization of the primary wireless channel with utilization of the secondary wireless channel, and route wireless data communication between a data concentrator and a remote node from the primary wireless channel using the first transceiver to the secondary wireless channel using the second transceiver if the utilization of the secondary wireless channel is lower than the utilization of the primary wireless channel. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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