Patent ID: 9467873
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: H04B,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: determining, by a network device, characteristics of a plurality of client devices associated with a first access point of a plurality of access points in a network; based upon the determined characteristics of the plurality of client devices, determining, by the network device, a first maximum channel width of a wireless channel for the first access point to use with the plurality of client devices associated with the first access point; configuring, by the network device, the first access point to provide network access to the plurality of client devices associated with the first access point across the wireless channel up to the determined first maximum channel width, and detecting a high density condition for one or more of the plurality of access points, wherein determining the first maximum channel width further comprises determining the first maximum channel in response to detecting the high density condition.