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

Claim 10:
11. A method for operating a system including at least (a) a first wireless access point including first and second wireless interfaces operating on different respective radio channels and (b) a second wireless access point including third and fourth wireless interfaces operating on different respective radio channels, the method comprising controlling 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 (a) uses the respective radio channel of the first wireless interface for associating network clients and (b) uses the respective radio channel of the second wireless interface for one or more of detecting a wireless client and monitoring a wireless client.