Dynamic frequency selection with recovery for a basic service set network

A wireless communications system comprising:

• a plurality of stations,
• at least one station within the plurality of stations wirelessly transmitting a management frame including a dynamic frequency selection element defining a dynamic frequency selection owner, a dynamic frequency selection interval specifying a maximum period that a channel will be employed by stations within the wireless communications system, a dynamic frequency selection count specifying a time remaining until dynamic selection of a next channel is initiated, and a dynamic frequency selection recovery interval specifying a time after an end of the dynamic frequency selection interval when recovery procedures are initiated if no channel switch information is received during the dynamic frequency selection interval, wherein each remaining station within the plurality of stations transmits subsequent management frames with the dynamic frequency selection element during the dynamic frequency selection interval, and switches to the next channel at an announced channel switch instant.

A portion of a wireless communications system comprising:

• a station wirelessly transmitting a management frame including a dynamic frequency selection element defining a dynamic frequency selection owner, a dynamic frequency selection interval specifying a maximum period that a channel will be employed by stations within the wireless communications system, and a dynamic frequency selection count specifying a time remaining until dynamic selection of a next channel is initiated, wherein each station within the wireless communications system receiving the management frame transmits subsequent management frames with the dynamic frequency selection element during the dynamic frequency selection interval, and switches to the next channel at an announced channel switch instant.

A wireless communications system comprising:

• a plurality of stations,
• at least one station within the plurality of stations wirelessly transmitting a management frame including a dynamic frequency selection element defining a dynamic frequency selection owner, a dynamic frequency selection interval specifying a maximum period that a channel will be employed by stations within the wireless communications system, and a dynamic frequency selection count specifying a time remaining until dynamic selection of a next channel is initiated, wherein each remaining station within the plurality of stations transmits subsequent management frames with the dynamic frequency selection element during the dynamic frequency selection interval, and switches to the next channel at an announced channel switch time.