Wireless system and device communication management

A method comprising:

• receiving a command indicating to change an operational setting of a wireless communication device in communication with a network through gateway hardware;
• communicating an operational setting notification to the wireless communication device over a wireless communication link, the operational setting notification modifying frequency hopping settings of the wireless communication device;
• and
• receiving communications from the wireless communication device transmitted via the modified frequency hopping settings;
• communicating the operational setting notification to the wireless communication device in accordance with first frequency hopping settings implemented by the gateway hardware and the wireless communication device to communicate with each other, the operational setting notification including second frequency hopping settings;
• and
• subsequent to the communication of the operational setting notification to the wireless communication device, receiving wireless communications at the gateway hardware from the wireless communication device in accordance with the second frequency hopping settings.

A method comprising:

• receiving a command indicating to change an operational setting of a wireless communication device in communication with a network through gateway hardware;
• communicating an operational setting notification to the wireless communication device over a wireless communication link, the operational setting notification modifying frequency hopping settings of the wireless communication device;
• and
• receiving communications from the wireless communication device transmitted via the modified frequency hopping settings;
• wherein communicating the operational setting notification to the wireless communication device over the wireless communication link includes:
• notifying the wireless communication device to switch to a beacon monitoring mode;
• and
• communicating the frequency hopping settings from the gateway hardware to the wireless communication device in a beacon.

A system comprising:

• a wireless communication device, the wireless communication device initially implementing first frequency hopping settings;
• and
• gateway hardware operable to:
• receive a command indicating to change an operational setting of the wireless communication device;
• communicate an operational setting notification to the wireless communication device over a wireless communication link, the operational setting notification modifying frequency hopping settings of the wireless communication device, the operational setting notification specifying second frequency hopping settings in which to communicate with the gateway hardware;
• and
• receive communications from the wireless communication device transmitted via the modified frequency hopping settings.

A system comprising:

• a wireless communication device;
• and
• gateway hardware operable to:
• receive a command indicating to change an operational setting of the wireless communication device;
• communicate an operational setting notification to the wireless communication device over a wireless communication link, the operational setting notification modifying frequency hopping settings of the wireless communication device;
• and
• receive communications from the wireless communication device transmitted via the modified frequency hopping settings;
• wherein the gateway hardware is further operable to:
• communicate the operational setting notification to the wireless communication device in accordance with first frequency hopping settings implemented by the gateway hardware and the wireless communication device, the operational setting notification including second frequency hopping settings to be used as a substitute to the first frequency hopping settings;
• and
• subsequent to the communication of the operational setting notification to the wireless communication device, receive wireless communications at the gateway hardware from the wireless communication device in accordance with the second frequency hopping settings.

Computer-readable storage hardware having instructions stored thereon, the instructions, when carried out by computer processor hardware, cause the computer processor hardware to:

• receive a command indicating to change an operational setting of a wireless communication device in communication with a network through gateway hardware, the wireless communication device implementing first frequency hopping settings;
• communicate an operational setting notification to the wireless communication device over a wireless communication link, the operational setting notification modifying frequency hopping settings implemented by the wireless communication device, the operational setting notification notifying the wireless communication device to implement second frequency hopping settings in lieu of the first frequency hopping settings, the second frequency hopping settings specifying a different number of channels in which to hop than the first frequency hopping settings;
• and
• receive communications from the wireless communication device transmitted via the second frequency hopping settings.

A method comprising:

• receiving frequency hopping settings at gateway hardware including a first radio frequency interface and a second radio frequency interface;
• in accordance with the frequency hopping settings:
• i) fixedly tuning the first radio frequency interface of the gateway hardware to a first wireless channel;
• and
• ii) while the first radio frequency interface is fixedly tuned to the first wireless channel, dynamically tuning the second radio frequency interface to hop amongst multiple different wireless channels;
• wherein the frequency hopping settings indicate that the first wireless channel is assigned for use by the first radio frequency interface in a first timeframe in which none of the multiple different wireless channels are assigned for use by the second radio frequency interface;
• and
• wherein the frequency hopping settings indicate that each of the multiple different wireless channels is assigned for use by the second radio frequency interface in timeframes other than the first timeframe.

A method comprising:

• receiving frequency hopping settings at gateway hardware including a first radio frequency interface and a second radio frequency interface;
• in accordance with the frequency hopping settings:
• i) fixedly tuning the first radio frequency interface of the gateway hardware to a first wireless channel;
• and
• ii) while the first radio frequency interface is fixedly tuned to the first wireless channel, dynamically tuning the second radio frequency interface to hop amongst multiple different wireless channels;
• wherein the first wireless channel is selected from a group of available hopping frequencies;
• and
• wherein the multiple different wireless channels is selected from the group of available hopping frequencies, the multiple different wireless channels exclusive of the first wireless channel;
• wherein the frequency hopping settings indicate that the first wireless channel is assigned for use by the first radio frequency interface in a first timeframe in which none of the multiple different wireless channels are assigned for use by the second radio frequency interface;
• and
• wherein the frequency hopping settings indicate that each of the multiple different wireless channels is assigned for use by the second radio frequency interface in timeframes other than the first timeframe.