Systems and methods for adaptively joining a wireless communication network

A first wireless communication device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to:
• measure a quality metric of a wireless communication network in response to a trigger to join the wireless communication network;
• determine whether the quality metric indicates a high quality environment or a low quality environment for communicating signals;
• select, in response to the quality metric indicating the high quality environment, a first pathway with an optimum transmission time between the first wireless communication device and a central controller of the wireless communication network;
• and
• select, in response to the quality metric indicating a low quality environment, a second pathway comprising an optimum quality link between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device in the wireless communication network.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of a first wireless communication device, cause the first wireless communication device to join a wireless communication network, the processor configured to:

• measure a quality metric of the wireless communication network by the first wireless communication device in response to a trigger to join the wireless communication network;
• determine whether the quality metric indicates a high quality environment or a low quality environment for communicating signals;
• select, in response to the quality metric indicating the high quality environment, a first pathway with an optimum transmission time between the first wireless communication device and a central controller of the wireless communication network;
• and
• select, in response to the quality metric indicating a low quality environment, a second pathway comprising an optimum quality link between the first wireless communication device and a second wireless communication device in the wireless communication network.