Optimal-channel selection in a wireless network

A method of transferring a computer program product from one first computer to one second computer connected to the first computer through a non-transitory communication medium, the method comprising:

• accessing computer-executable instructions for performing a method of optimizing the performance of a wireless network, the optimizing method including collecting, with a first discovery component of the wireless network, a first set of information describing at least one transmission characteristic of each access point of a first set of at least one access points within a detection area of the first discovery component, each access point of the first set transmitting data over a respective channel of a set of channels, and the optimizing method also including determining an optimal channel of the set of channels, the optimal channel having associated therewith the lowest probability of interference with the channels over which the access points of the first set are transmitting;
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• transferring the computer-executable instructions from the first computer to the second computer through the communication medium, wherein determining the optimal channel comprises determining a numerical rating for each channel of the set of channels, and wherein determining the numerical rating comprises determining a broadcast impact analysis quantifying the aggregate energy signature of the set of access points.