Patent ID: 11943644
Assignee: ASSIA SPE LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 7:
8. A method for maintaining a plurality of wireless channels across a plurality of devices within a multi-cell environment, the method comprising:
receiving first active probing data at a cellular base station from a first device within the plurality of devices, the first active probing data corresponding to a first wireless channel within a first cell operating in accordance with a cellular standard;
receiving second active probing data at the cellular base station from the first device, the second active probing data corresponding to a second wireless channel within a Wi-Fi network;
assessing the first active probing data for a first performance estimation corresponding to the first wireless channel within the first cell, and assessing the second active probing data for a second performance estimation corresponding to the second wireless channel within the Wi-Fi network;
selecting the first wireless channel based on a comparison of the first performance estimation and the second performance estimation; and
monitoring at least one performance estimation characteristic of the first wireless channel using passive probing.