Wireless Density-Based On-the-Fly Codec and Radio Frequency Link Type Selection

A system comprising:

• a link quality buffer storing a link quality value;
• a user control;
• a circular buffer;
• a codec library;
• at least one processor;
• and
• memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory having stored therein instructions which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a process for wireless density-based on-the-fly codec and radio frequency link type selection, the process including:
• scanning a plurality of timeslots across a plurality of wireless carriers,
• based on the scanning, calculating an average radio frequency density level for a time period,
• storing the average radio frequency density level to the circular buffer,
• calculating a current density level based on the link quality value and a contents of the circular buffer,
• selecting, based on the current density level, a codec from the codec library, wherein the selected codec is associated with a link type,
• based on a manipulation of the user control, receiving a command to open a wireless link;
• and
• in response to the command, opening the wireless link using the selected codec and the associated link type.

A computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a processor to perform functions comprising:

• storing a link quality value;
• scanning a plurality of timeslots across a plurality of wireless carriers;
• based on the scanning, calculating an average radio frequency density level for a time period;
• calculating a current density level based on the link quality value and the average radio frequency density level;
• selecting, based on the current density level, a codec from a plurality of stored codecs, wherein the selected codec is associated with a link type;
• receiving a command to open a wireless link;
• and
• in response to the command, opening the wireless link using the selected codec and the associated link type.