Optimal-channel selection in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing operations comprising:
- collecting, with a first discovery component of a wireless network, a first set of information describing at least one transmission characteristic of each access point of a first set of at least one access points within a detection area of the first discovery component, each access point of the first set transmitting data over a respective channel of a set of channels; and
determining an optimal channel of the set of channels, the optimal channel having associated therewith the lowest probability of interference with the channels over which the access points of the first set are transmitting, wherein determining the optimal channel comprises determining a numerical rating for each channel of the set of channels, and wherein determining the numerical rating comprises determining a broadcast impact analysis quantifying the aggregate energy signature of the set of access points.
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Abstract
A machine-implementable method of optimizing the performance of a wireless network includes collecting, with a first discovery component of the wireless network, a first set of information describing at least one transmission characteristic of each access point of a first set of at least one access points within a detection area of the first discovery component. Each access point of the first set transmits data over a respective channel of a set of channels. The method further includes determining, based on the first-set information, an optimal channel of the set of channels, the optimal channel having associated therewith the lowest probability of interference with the channels over which the access points of the first set are transmitting.
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21 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing operations comprising:
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collecting, with a first discovery component of a wireless network, a first set of information describing at least one transmission characteristic of each access point of a first set of at least one access points within a detection area of the first discovery component, each access point of the first set transmitting data over a respective channel of a set of channels; and determining an optimal channel of the set of channels, the optimal channel having associated therewith the lowest probability of interference with the channels over which the access points of the first set are transmitting, wherein determining the optimal channel comprises determining a numerical rating for each channel of the set of channels, and wherein determining the numerical rating comprises determining a broadcast impact analysis quantifying the aggregate energy signature of the set of access points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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collecting, with a first discovery component of a wireless network, a first set of information describing at least one transmission characteristic of each access point of a first set of at least one access points within a detection area of the first discovery component, each access point of the first set having a respective energy signature; and determining an optimal channel of a set of available channels, the optimal channel having associated therewith an energy signature least likely to overlap with the energy signature of any of the first-set access points, wherein determining the optimal channel comprises determining a numerical rating for each channel of the set of channels, and wherein determining the numerical rating comprises determining a broadcast impact analysis quantifying the aggregate energy signature of the set of access points.
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12. A method of transferring a computer program product from one first computer to one second computer connected to the first computer through a non-transitory communication medium, the method comprising:
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accessing computer-executable instructions for performing a method of optimizing the performance of a wireless network, the optimizing method including collecting, with a first discovery component of the wireless network, a first set of information describing at least one transmission characteristic of each access point of a first set of at least one access points within a detection area of the first discovery component, each access point of the first set transmitting data over a respective channel of a set of channels, and the optimizing method also including determining an optimal channel of the set of channels, the optimal channel having associated therewith the lowest probability of interference with the channels over which the access points of the first set are transmitting; and transferring the computer-executable instructions from the first computer to the second computer through the communication medium, wherein determining the optimal channel comprises determining a numerical rating for each channel of the set of channels, and wherein determining the numerical rating comprises determining a broadcast impact analysis quantifying the aggregate energy signature of the set of access points. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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