A channel selection method, and corresponding wifi device and computer program
AssigneeOrange
InventorsLaurent Cariou, David Bernard
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A method is provided for selecting a channel for a multiband WiFi access network with channel sharing between access points of the WiFi network. A first band is said to be a “transmission” band and a second band is said to be a “signaling” band, which has radio coverage that is greater than that of the transmission band. The method includes transmitting first pertinent information in the signaling band, the first pertinent information relating to occupancy of the transmission band by the access point; and receiving second pertinent information in the signaling band, the second pertinent information relating to occupancy of the transmission band by neighboring access points, these steps taking place simultaneously with any step of transmission in the transmission band.
A method comprising:
A multiband WiFi device for a multiband WiFi network having a plurality of multiband devices, a first band being a “transmission” band, and a second band being a “signaling” band and having radio coverage that is greater than the transmission band, the device being configured for performing a channel selection method, and comprising:
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A non-transitory data medium including program instructions adapted to perform a method for selecting a channel for a multiband device in a WiFi network with multiband channel sharing between devices of the WiFi network, when said program is loaded in and executed by a device for performing the channel selection method, wherein a first band is of the multiband channel is a “transmission” band, and a second band is a “signaling” band having radio coverage that is greater than the transmission band, wherein the method comprises the following acts executed by the device:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.