NETWORK ARCHITECTURE USING WI-FI DEVICES

摘要

Methods and apparatuses for Wi-Fi network operation are disclosed. In one example, a plurality of Wi-Fi bases are discovered, each Wi-Fi base associated with a wireless Wi-Fi device. A Wi-Fi channel associated with a group of Wi-Fi bases is selected and its use evaluated. An operational parameter is configured responsive to the Wi-Fi channel utilization.

主权项

1. A method for operating a network of Wi-Fi bases comprising:
discovering a plurality of Wi-Fi bases, each Wi-Fi base associated with a wireless Wi-Fi device in a one-to-one relationship; assigning each Wi-Fi base to a group of Wi-Fi bases, the plurality of Wi-Fi bases divided into two or more groups; selecting an operating Wi-Fi channel for each group of the two or more groups; evaluating a Wi-Fi channel utilization at a Wi-Fi base; and configuring an operational parameter at the Wi-Fi base responsive to the Wi-Fi channel utilization.