Apparatus and associated method, for dynamically selecting frequency levels upon which to define communication channels
First Claim
1. In a wireless mesh network having a first node, at least a second node and a network management station, the first and at least second nodes and the network management station intercoupled theretogether to permit communications therebetween, an improvement of apparatus for dynamically selecting frequency levels at which to define communication channels upon which to effectuate communications during operation of the wireless mesh network, said apparatus comprising:
- a frequency level quality indicia measurer positioned at each of the first and at least second nodes, said frequency level quality-indicia measurer for measuring communication quality indicia at a selected plurality of different global frequency levels at the node at which each of said frequency level quality-indicia measurers is positioned and for generating a report representative of values of the communication quality indicia measured thereat;
a global channel selection positioned at the network management station and coupled to receive reports generated by each of said frequency level quality-indicia measurers, said global channel selector for selecting a first global frequency level at which to define a first global communication channel upon which to communicate first global communication signals with, and between, all of the first and at least second nodes.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and associated method, for dynamically selecting frequencies upon which to define communication channels in a communication system, such as a wireless mesh network. Frequency levels are selected for global use throughout the entire mesh network. And, frequency levels upon which to define local communication channels for individual nodes of the mesh network are also selectable.
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22 Claims
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1. In a wireless mesh network having a first node, at least a second node and a network management station, the first and at least second nodes and the network management station intercoupled theretogether to permit communications therebetween, an improvement of apparatus for dynamically selecting frequency levels at which to define communication channels upon which to effectuate communications during operation of the wireless mesh network, said apparatus comprising:
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a frequency level quality indicia measurer positioned at each of the first and at least second nodes, said frequency level quality-indicia measurer for measuring communication quality indicia at a selected plurality of different global frequency levels at the node at which each of said frequency level quality-indicia measurers is positioned and for generating a report representative of values of the communication quality indicia measured thereat;
a global channel selection positioned at the network management station and coupled to receive reports generated by each of said frequency level quality-indicia measurers, said global channel selector for selecting a first global frequency level at which to define a first global communication channel upon which to communicate first global communication signals with, and between, all of the first and at least second nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. In a method for communicating in a wireless mesh network having a first node, at least a second node, and a network management station, the first and at least the second nodes and the network management station intercoupled theretogether to permit communications therebetween, an improvement of a method for dynamically selecting frequency levels at which to define communication channels upon which to effectuate communication during operation of the wireless mesh network, said method comprising:
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measuring communication quality indicia at a selected plurality of different global frequency levels at each of the first and at least second nodes;
generating reports representative of values of the communication quality indicia measured during said operation of measuring; and
selecting a global frequency level at which to define a first global communication channel upon which to communicate first global communication signals with, and between, all of the first and at least second nodes. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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