Intelligent sector channel allocation
First Claim
1. A method for allocating a plurality of channels in a wireless network, said method comprising:
- scanning unused channels of said plurality of channels in sectors of said wireless network, wherein said scanning is performed by a base station serving said sectors;
measuring a signal quality of said each scanned unused channel;
sorting said unused channels according to said measured signal quality;
ordering said sorted unused channels according to a statistical algorithm;
generating an ordered list of available channels according to results of said ordering;
broadcasting said ordered list of available channels to one or more access terminals (ATs) registered with said base station;
initiating new communication between said base station and said one or more ATs using a channel selected from said ordered list;
creating an AT ordered list of unused local channel of said plurality of channels surrounding one of said one or more ATs, the AT ordered list being sorted according to a measured local signal quality and ordered according to an AT statistical algorithm; and
comparing said AT ordered list with said ordered list to determine a highest channel common to both of said lists, wherein said common highest channel is located in a top portion of said ordered list and said channel selected comprises said common highest channel.
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Abstract
Allocation of a plurality of channels in a wireless network is described. The allocation process has each base station serving the sectors in the network scan each unused channel of the plurality of channels in its served sector. The signal quality of each scanned, unused channel is measured and sorted according to the measured signal quality. The quality-sorted unused channels are then ordered according to a statistical algorithm. An ordered list of available channels is generated according to results of the statistical algorithm ordering. This ordered list is broadcast to each access terminal (AT) registered with the base station. New communication between the base station and its registered ATs is then initiated using one of the unused channels in the ordered list.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for allocating a plurality of channels in a wireless network, said method comprising:
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scanning unused channels of said plurality of channels in sectors of said wireless network, wherein said scanning is performed by a base station serving said sectors; measuring a signal quality of said each scanned unused channel; sorting said unused channels according to said measured signal quality; ordering said sorted unused channels according to a statistical algorithm; generating an ordered list of available channels according to results of said ordering; broadcasting said ordered list of available channels to one or more access terminals (ATs) registered with said base station; initiating new communication between said base station and said one or more ATs using a channel selected from said ordered list; creating an AT ordered list of unused local channel of said plurality of channels surrounding one of said one or more ATs, the AT ordered list being sorted according to a measured local signal quality and ordered according to an AT statistical algorithm; and comparing said AT ordered list with said ordered list to determine a highest channel common to both of said lists, wherein said common highest channel is located in a top portion of said ordered list and said channel selected comprises said common highest channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a base station controlling allocation of a plurality of channels to one or more access terminals (ATs) registered with said base station, said plurality of channels available to a plurality of sectors served by said base station; an ordered list of unused channels of the plurality of channels created by said base station in said plurality of sectors, wherein the base station broadcasts the ordered list to the one or more ATs registered with the base station, and wherein said base station creates said ordered list based on; unused channels in one of said plurality of sectors served by said base station; a sorted signal quality of the unused channels in the one of said plurality of sectors; and a statistical algorithm; a local ordered list of unused channels created in consideration of; one or more local channels of said unused channels of the plurality of channels in a location surrounding said one or more ATs, a local signal quality of said one or more local channels, and an AT statistical algorithm; wherein said ordered list is stored by said base station and said one or more ATs registered with said base station and wherein communication between said base station and said one or more ATs occurs using a channel selected from said ordered list; and wherein said local ordered list is compared against said ordered list stored by said one or more ATs registered with said base station and wherein said selected channel from a top portion of said ordered list comprises a highest ordered channel common to said local ordered list and said ordered list. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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