System and method for dynamic sensitivity control for interference avoidance

A method comprising:

• detecting, by a processor, a first RF signal from a first access point;
• determining, by the processor, whether an energy level for the first RF signal is above a first energy level threshold;
• in response to the energy level of the first RF signal being above the first energy level threshold, determining whether a first basic service set (BSS) color of the first RF signal is the same as a second BSS color of a second RF signal from a second access point;
• in response to the first BSS color being different than the second BSS color, calculating a distance between the information handling system and the second access point;
• changing a receive sensitivity energy level threshold based on the distance between the information handling system and the second access point;
• determining whether the energy level for the first RF signal is below the receive sensitivity energy level threshold;
• and
• in response to the energy level for the first RF signal being below the second energy level threshold:
• determining that the first RF signal and the first access point are from an interfering network;
• disregarding the first RF signal and other RF signals from the first access point;
• and
• continuing to receive other RF signals from the second access point.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code that when executed by a processor performs a method, the method comprising:

• detecting a first RF signal from a first access point;
• determining whether an energy level for the first RF signal is above a first energy level threshold;
• if an energy level of the first RF signal is above a first energy level threshold, then determining whether a first basic service set (BSS) color of the first RF signal is the same as a second BSS color of a second RF signal from a second access point;
• if the first BSS color is different than the second BSS color, then calculating a distance between the information handling system and the second access point;
• changing a receive sensitivity energy level threshold based on the distance between the information handling system and the second access point;
• and
• if the energy level for the first RF signal is below the receive sensitivity energy level threshold:
• determining that the first RF signal and the first access point are from an interfering network;
• disregarding the first RF signal and other RF signals from the first access point;
• and
• continuing to receive other RF signals from the second access point.