Patent ID: 8345609
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for selecting a wireless channel for a first wireless node of a plurality of wireless nodes forming a wireless mesh network, the method comprising: receiving information from at least one neighboring node; determining if a collision has occurred between the first wireless node and the at least one neighboring node, the collision being an overlapping of wireless channels selected by the first wireless node and the at least one neighboring node; comparing a network degree of the neighboring node with a network degree of the first wireless node if the collision has occurred; comparing a count value of the first wireless node with a count value of the at least one neighboring node if the network degree of the first wireless node is equal to the network degree of the at least one neighboring node, wherein selecting which of the first wireless node or the at least one neighboring node is responsible for re-selecting a different wireless channel from a set of non-overlapping wireless channels that are available to the wireless mesh network based on a comparison of the count value of the first wireless node and the count value of the at least one neighboring node.