Patent ID: 8588149
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for wireless communication, comprising: establishing a communication session with a network access device, the network access device providing access to a wired communication network; receiving information for provisioning a plurality of wireless channels of a wireless communication network from the wired communication network, the information including a parameter for narrowing a frequency range of a scan of the plurality of wireless channels to a range allocated from among an entire frequency band; based on the received information, performing a first scan of the plurality of wireless channels utilizing at least two radios of a base station simultaneously; determining a channel quality metric for at least two of the wireless channels in response to the first scan; selecting a first wireless channel of the plurality of wireless channels in response to determining the channel quality metrics; and communicating on the first wireless channel utilizing the at least two radios of the base station.