Channel steering for implementing coexistence of multiple homogeneous radios
First Claim
1. A method for operating a network device having a plurality of wireless network circuits and a coexistence controller coupled to the network circuits, each of the network circuits operating in a same radio frequency band, the method comprising:
- upon one or more client devices requesting for association, distributing, by the coexistence controller, the client devices to the network circuits based on one or more operating criteria,wherein the network circuits are collocated on the network device.
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Abstract
Techniques are disclosed for controlling, in a network device, multiple radio circuits operating in a same or similar frequency band and in close physical proximity. In some embodiments, the radio circuits operate on the same network protocol. The network device can include a coexistence controller coupled to the network circuits. According to some embodiments, the network circuits are each assigned a priority, and the coexistence controller can control operations between the network circuits by selectively adjusting one or more transmission operating parameters of a respective network circuit based on a plurality of operating criteria, which include each network circuit'"'"'s priority. Among other benefits, the embodiments disclosed herein can increase wireless network bandwidth and reduce mobile device power consumption by providing coordination among the radio circuits so that the transmitting and receiving operations are performed in a way that they do not interfere with their respective antennas.
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1. A method for operating a network device having a plurality of wireless network circuits and a coexistence controller coupled to the network circuits, each of the network circuits operating in a same radio frequency band, the method comprising:
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upon one or more client devices requesting for association, distributing, by the coexistence controller, the client devices to the network circuits based on one or more operating criteria, wherein the network circuits are collocated on the network device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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