Methods and apparatuses for use of simultaneous multiple channels in the dynamic frequency selection band in wireless networks

An apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving in a mesh network an indication of a suspected radar event on at least one dynamic frequency selection (DFS) channel;
• means for determining whether the suspected radar event is a valid radar event, based at least in part on the suspected radar event;
• means for propagating, in the mesh network, radar information regarding at least one of the suspected radar event or the valid radar event to at least one mesh node or a cloud intelligence engine associated with the mesh network, wherein the means for propagating radar information is further configured for propagating location information associated with the apparatus;
• means for receiving additional radar information from the at least one of the mesh node or the cloud intelligence engine associated with the mesh network, wherein the means for determining whether the suspected radar event is the valid radar event is further configured for determining whether the suspected radar event is the valid radar event based at least in part on the additional radar information;
• means for determining that the suspected radar event is the valid radar event;
• means for determining that the suspected radar event is an invalid radar event;
• means for propagating at least one of the additional radar information, the valid radar event, the invalid radar event, or additional location information associated with the at least one mesh node to the at least one mesh node or the cloud intelligence engine associated with the mesh network;
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• means for transmitting, in the mesh network, at least one of a Clear To Send (CTS) signal based at least in part on information associated with the means for receiving the indication of the suspected radar event, a hold signal on the at least one DFS channel based at least in part on the information associated with the means for receiving the indication of the suspected radar event, or a resume signal, for which the communication on the at least one DFS channel is to be resumed.

A system comprising:

• at least one radar detector configured to receive an indication of a suspected radar event on at least one dynamic frequency selection (DFS) channel in a mesh network;
• at least one processor of a multi-channel DFS master device configured to determine whether the suspected radar event is a valid radar event, based at least in part on the suspected radar event;
• at least one communications component associated the multi-channel DFS master device configured to propagate, in the mesh network, radar information regarding at least one of the suspected radar event or the valid radar event to at least one of a mesh node or a cloud intelligence engine associated with the mesh network, wherein the at least one communications component is further configured to receive additional radar information from the at least one of the mesh node or the cloud intelligence engine associated with the mesh network, and wherein the multi-channel DFS master device is further configured to determine whether the suspected radar event is the valid radar event based at least in part on at least one of the suspected radar event or the additional radar information;
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• the at least one communications component is further configured to transmit, in the mesh network, at least one of a Clear To Send (CTS) signal based at least in part on the indication of the suspected radar event, a hold signal on the at least one DFS channel based at least in part on the indication of the suspected radar event, a resume signal, for which the communication on the at least one DFS channel is to be resumed.