Patent ID: 7843819
Filing Date: 2010-11-30
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method of providing channel access coordination in a wireless mesh which enables the parallel use of multiple channels, the method comprising: determining whether a node has a plurality of radios, and when said node does not have a plurality of radios, then transmitting control and management frames and data traffic on a same channel; and when said node has a plurality of radios then assigning a first one of said plurality of radios as a control radio to a control channel, said control channel used to exchange control and management frames; assigning a remainder of said plurality of radios as data radios to data channels, said data channels used to transmit and receiving data; receiving acknowledgements for said data on said control channel; and determining an access priority wherein said transmitting and receiving data on said at least one data channel is performed in accordance with said access priority; and determining a node priority wherein said transmitting and receiving data on said at least one data channel is performed in accordance with said node priority, wherein said determining node priority comprises: