Patent ID: 9635663
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. An apparatus, comprising: an access point controller implemented in at least one of a memory or a processor, the access point controller configured to receive a first control packet from a wireless access point via a first channel having a first priority, the access point controller configured to receive a second control packet from the wireless access point via a second channel having a second priority different than the first priority, the access point controller configured to send, in response to the first control packet, a third control packet to the wireless access point via the first channel such that the wireless access point receives the third control packet within a period of time after the third control packet is sent, the access point controller configured to send, in response to the second control packet, a fourth control packet to the wireless access point via the second channel such that the wireless access point receives the fourth control packet within a period of time after the fourth control packet is sent, the period of time after the third control packet is sent being shorter than the period of time after the fourth control packet is sent based on the first channel having the first priority and the second channel having the second priority.