CHANNEL CHANGE DECISION MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR A WIRELESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. In a communication network (100) comprising a plurality of wireless devices (120), a method of determining whether to change one or more communication channels over which the wireless devices (120) communicate, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a selected operating mode for the communication network (100) among a plurality of available operating modes, each operating mode having associated therewith a different communication channel change determination algorithm uniquely corresponding to that operating mode;
receiving information related to one or more communication channel'"'"'s availability for communications by one or more of the wireless devices (120); and
determining whether to change one or more communication channels over which the wireless devices (120) communicate by executing the communication channel change determination algorithm corresponding to the selected operating mode, using the received information related to one or more communication channel'"'"'s availability for communications by one or more of the wireless devices (120).
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Abstract
In a communication network (100) comprising a plurality of wireless devices (120), a method determines whether to change one or more communication channels over which the wireless devices (120) communicate. The method includes receiving a plurality of configuration parameters for the communication network (100); receiving information related to one or more communication channel'"'"'s availability for communications by one or more of the wireless devices (120); and determining whether to change one or more communication channels over which the wireless devices (120) communicate by executing a communication channel change determination algorithm using the configuration parameters and the received information related to one or more communication channel'"'"'s availability for communications by one or more of the wireless devices (120).
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27 Claims
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1. In a communication network (100) comprising a plurality of wireless devices (120), a method of determining whether to change one or more communication channels over which the wireless devices (120) communicate, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a selected operating mode for the communication network (100) among a plurality of available operating modes, each operating mode having associated therewith a different communication channel change determination algorithm uniquely corresponding to that operating mode; receiving information related to one or more communication channel'"'"'s availability for communications by one or more of the wireless devices (120); and determining whether to change one or more communication channels over which the wireless devices (120) communicate by executing the communication channel change determination algorithm corresponding to the selected operating mode, using the received information related to one or more communication channel'"'"'s availability for communications by one or more of the wireless devices (120). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. In a communication network comprising a plurality of wireless devices (120), a method of determining whether to change one or more communication channels over which the wireless devices (120) communicate, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of configuration parameters for the communication network (100); receiving information related to one or more communication channel'"'"'s availability for communications by one or more of the wireless devices (120); and determining whether to change one or more communication channels over which the wireless devices (120) communicate by executing a communication channel change determination algorithm using the configuration parameters and the received information related to one or more communication channel'"'"'s availability for communications by one or more of the wireless devices (120). - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. In a communication network (100) comprising a plurality of wireless devices (120), a device (300) for determining whether to change one or more communication channels over which the wireless devices (120) communicate, the device (300) for determining whether to change one or more communication channels comprising:
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means (330) for receiving an indication of a selected operating mode for the communication network (100) among a plurality of available operating modes, each operating mode having associated therewith a different communication channel change determination algorithm uniquely corresponding to that operating mode; means (320) for receiving information related to one or more communication channel'"'"'s availability for communications by one or more of the wireless devices (120); and means (340) for determining whether to change one or more communication channels over which the wireless devices (120) communicate by executing the communication channel change determination algorithm corresponding to the selected operating mode, using the received information related to one or more communication channel'"'"'s availability for communications by one or more of the wireless devices (120).
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27. In a communication network (100) comprising a plurality of wireless devices (120), a device (300) for determining whether to change one or more communication channels over which the wireless devices (120) communicate, the device (300) for determining whether to change one or more communication channels comprising:
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means (330) for receiving a plurality of configuration parameters for the communication network (100); means (320) for receiving information related to one or more communication channel'"'"'s availability for communications by one or more of the wireless devices (120); and means (340) for determining whether to change one or more communication channels over which the wireless devices (120) communicate by executing a communication channel change determination algorithm using the configuration parameters and the received information related to one or more communication channel'"'"'s availability for communications by one or more of the wireless devices (120).
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