摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To avoid the occurrence of interference at channel selection. <P>SOLUTION: A method to be executed in a network, having a plurality of network devices communicating through the network, includes the steps of: executing first scan of a plurality of first channels during the first scan; based on the result of the first scan, identifying a list including one or more latent available channels; executing second scan of network channels; and based on the result of the second scan, identifying available channels and selecting an available channel for communication. In the second scan, only targeted at one or more channels identified to be the latent available channels based on the result of the first scan, one channel out of the one or more channels is scanned during a second scanning time longer than a first scanning time. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2013,JPO&INPIT |