Patent ID: 11871242
Assignee: CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A multiple wireless access point system, comprising:
a first wireless access point including a first wireless interface and a second wireless interface, each of the first wireless interface and the second wireless interface being configured to operate on different respective radio channels;
a second wireless access point including a third wireless interface and a fourth wireless interface, each of the third wireless interface and the fourth wireless interface being configured to operate on different respective radio channels; and
a controller configured to control the first and second wireless access points such that:
a first coverage area of the first wireless interface does not overlap with a third coverage area of the third wireless interface,
a second coverage area of the second wireless interface overlaps with a fourth coverage area of the fourth wireless interface, and
the first wireless access point is configured to (a) use the respective radio channel of the first wireless interface for associating network clients and (b) use the respective radio channel of the second wireless interface for one or more of detecting a wireless client and monitoring a wireless client.