Patent ID: 9100967
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a wireless device for selecting a channel for communicating with a multi-channel wireless access point providing data or voice service, comprising: transmitting a network request to the wireless access point for data or voice service; receiving a beacon signal from the wireless access point, the beacon signal carrying access information comprising one or more throughput metrics and one or more latency statistics, wherein said one or more latency statistics are based at least in part on one or more signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) or signal-to-noise-and-interference ratio (SNIR) measurements; determining whether, based on the access information, a channel is available that meets a quality of service requirement for a voice connection; and assigning the channel to offload the voice connection to the wireless access point if the channel is available that meets the quality of service requirement for the voice connection.