Patent ID: 9020434
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: establishing a WiFi Direct communication session between a coordinator node and at least one of a plurality of devices; measuring a plurality of communication parameters used for the WiFi Direct communication session by the coordinator node; receiving at the coordinator node a plurality of operational reports from the plurality of devices, each device of the plurality of devices engaging in a WiFi Direct communication session, the operational reports identifying a first communication parameter used for the WiFi Direct wireless communication session and a second communication parameter observed of a neighboring communication session; calculating one or more optimal communication parameters for one or more of the plurality of devices using the first and second communication parameters from the plurality of operational reports and the plurality of communication parameters measured by the coordinator node; and sending to the one or more of the plurality of devices the calculated one or more optimal communication parameters, wherein the plurality of operational reports are received and the optimal communication parameters are sent over a network out-of-band from the WiFi Direct communication sessions.