Patent ID: 8290503
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for dynamically selecting a plurality of channels in a wireless communication network, said method comprising: broadcasting over a licensed channel in a licensed radio frequency spectrum, from an access point, a set of channels available to the access point, into said wireless communication network; receiving interference information from a plurality of access terminals, said interference information describing interference for at least one of the channels in said set of available channels; selecting an operating channel for each of said plurality of access terminals based on an available channel of said set of available channels that has a favorable interference measurement for each of said plurality of access terminals according to said interference information; and allocating said operating channel for downlink communication with each of said plurality of access terminals, wherein, in serving said plurality of access terminals, a plurality of operating channels in an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum are selected.