Patent ID: 7688782
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a communication network comprising a wireless infrastructure device; a plurality of mobile wireless devices operatively coupled to the network, the plurality of mobile wireless devices configured to communicate via the infrastructure device using a plurality of wireless communications channels; and a network management arrangement controlling allocation of the plurality of wireless communications channels, the arrangement configured to divide the wireless channels into a first channel pool identifying at least one frequency channel to be provided for communication between the infrastructure device and one of the plurality of mobile devices under a first operational condition, and a second channel pool identifying at least one reserve channel to be provided for communication between the infrastructure device and the one of the plurality of mobile devices under a second operational condition, the first operational condition different from the second operational condition, wherein the plurality of wireless communication channels are rebalanced between the first and second channel pools as a function of one or more predetermined network parameter.