Channel partitioning for wireless local area networks

A method for improving performance of a wireless local area network, comprising:

• a) having an access point simultaneously transmit and receive communications on multiple channels;
• and
• b) segregating users accessing said access point onto different ones of said channels based on differences in strengths of the users' channel conditions.

A system for improving performance in wireless communications to an IP network, comprising:

• a) at least one access point that is equipped with at least one transceiver configured to simultaneously transmit and receive on multiple channels;
• b) wherein said access point is configured to pool users onto said channels based channel conditions.