Patent ID: 9001680
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for operating a wireless network, the method comprising: determining one or more scan parameters for identifying a presence of at least one overlapping wireless network, the one or more scan parameters chosen from a subset of a plurality of scan parameters, wherein a number of the one or more scan parameters chosen is based at least on a power supply of a plurality of wireless stations; causing the one or more scan parameters to be transmitted to the plurality of wireless stations; receiving scan reports from at least some of the plurality of wireless stations, wherein content of the received scan reports comprises results corresponding to the one or more scan parameters; based at least in part on the content of the received scan reports, identifying at least two of the plurality of wireless stations as having one or more common characteristics; associating the identified at least two wireless stations with a group; determining a set of common channel access parameters for the group; and causing at least a portion of the set of common channel access parameters to be transmitted to the at least two wireless stations to mitigate interference with the at least one overlapping wireless network.