Dynamic channel selection scheme for IEEE 802.11 WLANs
First Claim
1. A method for dynamically selecting a communication channel between an access point (AP) and a plurality of stations (STAs) located within the coverage area of a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) determining whether a new channel to be used by said plurality of wireless stations is needed;
(b) requesting, by said AP, a channel signal quality measure to at least one of said plurality of stations;
(c) scanning a set of channels available for use by said plurality of stations to determine whether a signal from an adjacent BSS is received;
(d) if said adjacent BSS signal is detected, determining a signal quality measure of each channel of said set of channels based on a received signal strength indication (RSSI) and a packet error rate (PER) of all said channels measured by said plurality of stations to said AP; and
,(e) selecting said new channel based on said measured RSSI and said PER information.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method and system for dynamically selecting a communication channel between an access point (AP) and a plurality of stations (STAs) in an IEEE 802.11 wireless local area network (WLAN). The method includes the steps of: determining whether a new channel between the AP and STAs within a particular basic service set (BSS) is needed; requesting a channel signal quality measure to some of the plurality of stations by the AP; reporting a channel signal quality report back to the AP based on a received signal strength indication (RSSI) and a packet error rate (PER) of all channels detected by the stations within the BSS; selecting a new channel based on the channel quality report for use in communication between the AP and the plurality of stations.
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1. A method for dynamically selecting a communication channel between an access point (AP) and a plurality of stations (STAs) located within the coverage area of a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining whether a new channel to be used by said plurality of wireless stations is needed; (b) requesting, by said AP, a channel signal quality measure to at least one of said plurality of stations; (c) scanning a set of channels available for use by said plurality of stations to determine whether a signal from an adjacent BSS is received; (d) if said adjacent BSS signal is detected, determining a signal quality measure of each channel of said set of channels based on a received signal strength indication (RSSI) and a packet error rate (PER) of all said channels measured by said plurality of stations to said AP; and
,(e) selecting said new channel based on said measured RSSI and said PER information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for dynamically selecting a communication channel between an access point (AP) and a plurality of stations (STAs) located within the coverage area of a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) determining whether a new channel to be used by said plurality of wireless stations is needed; (b) requesting, by said AP, a channel signal quality measure to each of said plurality of stations; (c) scanning a set of channels available for use by said plurality of stations to determine whether a signal from an adjacent BSS is received; and
,(c) (i) if detected, measuring a received signal strength indication (RSSI) and a packet error rate (PER) of all said channels scanned by said plurality of stations to said AP; (c) (ii) if not detected, measuring an interference level caused by another communication system based on the absence of any 802.11 frame reception for a predetermined time period; and
,(d) selecting said new channel representing the least interference signal level based on said measured RSSI, PER, and interference level. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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