Multi-band channel discovery for WLAN

A method at a wireless device operating using a first communication channel within a wireless network, the method comprising:

• determining, by the wireless device, whether a new communication channel is required;
• in response to determining that the new communication channel is required, retrieving, by the wireless device, information provided from a network node of availability of alternative communication channels for the wireless device;
• and
• in response to retrieving information that a second communication channel is available for a location within which the wireless device is located, removing, at the wireless device, wireless device specific information and initiating, by the wireless device, a request to connect to the second communication channel, wherein the second communication channel is in a frequency range different from a frequency range of the first communication channel.