Patent ID: 9197528
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: (a) providing a first device comprising at least a receiver operating according to a first standard, a processor, and a transmitter operating according to a second standard; (b) receiving a signal comprising data at the first device transmitted from a second device as part of a communication session involving the first and second devices; (c) determining an indication of a received signal strength of the signal received from the second device; (d) determining one of a data transfer rate and an error rate for the communications from the second device to the first device in the communication session; (e) determining, with the processor, a likelihood of interference in dependence upon one of the data transfer rate and an error rate and the received signal strength; (f) deciding, with the processor, in dependence upon at the least the over the air utilization likelihood of interference whether to perform an action relating to the association of the second device with the first device; (g) performing the action if the decision is made to perform the action; wherein when the first device is an access point, the action comprises: when the second device is an access point, the action comprises: