Patent Publication Number: US-2023144943-A1

Title: Methods and systems for wireless communication

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
     This application is a continuation of, and claims priority to, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/130,748, filed on Dec. 22, 2020, which is a continuation of, and claims priority to, U.S. application Ser. No. 16/388,611, filed on Apr. 18, 2019 (now U.S. Pat. No. 10,917,857, issued on Feb. 9, 2021), the entire contents of each of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. 
    
    
     BACKGROUND 
     As more electronic devices utilize communication networks (e.g., wireless communication networks), the communication networks may become more congested with communication traffic. Further, multiple electronic devices may send electronic communications via the same communication channel, which may result in increased interference. For example, Wi-Fi typically operates in one or more bands (e.g., 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, etc.), and electronic devices that utilize Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), such as ZigBee, may also utilize the 2.4 GHz band. However, when two electronic devices communicate on the same band, interference may occur with the communications such that one device&#39;s communication may be over powered by the other device&#39;s communication. For example, electronic devices that utilize WPANs may be low powered devices, such as Internet of Things (IoT) devices, which have low powered communications. Thus, the communications from IoT devices may be overpowered by the communications from Wi-Fi devices when both the IoT devices and the Wi-Fi devices utilize the same wireless band. 
     SUMMARY 
     It is to be understood that both the following general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive. Methods and systems for wireless communication are described. A wireless device (e.g., an IoT device) may communicate with a network device (e.g., a gateway, a router, etc.) to pair the wireless device with the network device directly or via a wireless network. The wireless device may provide the network device with one or more characteristics of the wireless device to facilitate communication with the network device. The wireless device may communicate with the network device via a first wireless network. The network device may utilize the characteristics of the wireless device to determine a time period that the wireless device may communicate with the network device via the first wireless network. The network device may receive connection characteristics from the wireless device. The network device may receive the connection characteristics after the wireless device&#39;s location has changed. The network device may modify a power level of a second wireless network based on the connection characteristics after the wireless device&#39;s location has changed. The network device may reduce the power level of the second wireless network during the time period to improve the ability of the network device to receive communications from the wireless device. Further, the network device may concatenate one or more communication bands to improve the ability of the network device to receive communications from the wireless device. This summary is not intended to identify critical or essential features of the disclosure, but merely to summarize certain features and variations thereof. Other details and features will be described in the sections that follow. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, show examples and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the methods and systems: 
         FIG.  1    shows an example system for wireless communication; 
         FIG.  2    shows an example system for wireless communication; 
         FIGS.  3 A- 3 D  show example diagrams of wireless communication channels; 
         FIG.  4    shows a flowchart of an example method for wireless communication; 
         FIG.  5    shows a flowchart of an example method for wireless communication; 
         FIG.  6    shows a flowchart of an example method for wireless communication; and 
         FIG.  7    shows a block diagram of an example computing device for wireless communication. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms “a,” “an,” and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Ranges may be expressed herein as from “about” one particular value, and/or to “about” another particular value. When such a range is expressed, another configuration includes from the one particular value and/or to the other particular value. Similarly, when values are expressed as approximations, by use of the antecedent “about,” it will be understood that the particular value forms another configuration. It will be further understood that the endpoints of each of the ranges are significant both in relation to the other endpoint, and independently of the other endpoint. 
     “Optional” or “optionally” means that the subsequently described event or circumstance may or may not occur, and that the description includes cases where said event or circumstance occurs and cases where it does not. 
     Throughout the description and claims of this specification, the word “comprise” and variations of the word, such as “comprising” and “comprises,” means “including but not limited to,” and is not intended to exclude, for example, other components, integers or steps. “Exemplary” means “an example of” and is not intended to convey an indication of a preferred or ideal configuration. “Such as” is not used in a restrictive sense, but for explanatory purposes. 
     It is understood that when combinations, subsets, interactions, groups, etc. of components are described that, while specific reference of each various individual and collective combinations and permutations of these may not be explicitly described, each is specifically contemplated and described herein. This applies to all parts of this application including, but not limited to, steps in described methods. Thus, if there are a variety of additional steps that may be performed it is understood that each of these additional steps may be performed with any specific configuration or combination of configurations of the described methods. 
     As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware may be implemented. Furthermore, a computer program product on a computer-readable storage medium (e.g., non-transitory) having processor-executable instructions (e.g., computer software) embodied in the storage medium. Any suitable computer-readable storage medium may be utilized including hard disks, CD-ROMs, optical storage devices, magnetic storage devices, memresistors, Non-Volatile Random Access Memory (NVRAM), flash memory, or a combination thereof. 
     Throughout this application reference is made block diagrams and flowcharts. It will be understood that each block of the block diagrams and flowcharts, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and flowcharts, respectively, may be implemented by processor-executable instructions. These processor-executable instructions may be loaded onto a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the processor-executable instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus create a device for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart block or blocks. 
     These processor-executable instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that may direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the processor-executable instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including processor-executable instructions for implementing the function specified in the flowchart block or blocks. The processor-executable instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer-implemented process such that the processor-executable instructions that execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified in the flowchart block or blocks. 
     Accordingly, blocks of the block diagrams and flowcharts support combinations of devices for performing the specified functions, combinations of steps for performing the specified functions and program instruction means for performing the specified functions. It will also be understood that each block of the block diagrams and flowcharts, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and flowcharts, may be implemented by special purpose hardware-based computer systems that perform the specified functions or steps, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions. 
     This detailed description may refer to a given entity performing some action. It should be understood that this language may in some cases mean that a system (e.g., a computer) owned and/or controlled by the given entity is actually performing the action. 
     When a network device (e.g., a gateway, a router, an access point, etc.) utilizes more than one communication protocol, problems may arise when attempting to utilize one or more radios concurrently. For example, under normal usage of a Wi-Fi network, some communication protocols may be adversely affected because the communication protocols are low powered compared to Wi-Fi. One method for improving the communication capabilities of the low powered protocols is to have a designated time period (e.g., a quiet time) that the Wi-Fi devices are not communicating on the Wi-Fi network so that the low powered protocol has a clean (e.g., noise free) time window to communicate with the network device. However, this may negatively impact a user&#39;s experience when utilizing the Wi-Fi network. Further, this approach may be extremely resource intensive and waste resources because the Wi-Fi quiet time occurs irrespective of the time of day and does not take into account the utilization of the Wi-Fi network. 
     A wireless network device may pair with a wireless device (e.g., an Internet of Things (IoT) device). During the pairing process, the wireless network device and the wireless device may determine a polling time for the wireless device to communicate with the wireless network device. The communications between the wireless device and the wireless network device may have one or more connection attributes, such as a Link Quality Indicator (LQI), a Relative Received Signal Strength (RSSI), a Packet Error Rate (PER), and the like. If the one or more connection attributes change (e.g., if a location of a wireless device changes), the changed connection attributes may be factored into a polling frequency, as well as an adjustment to the power level of a wireless network (e.g., Wi-Fi) associated with the wireless network device to accommodate receiver sensitivity for the wireless device. Thus, the communications from the wireless device may have better noise isolation, and the ability for the wireless network device to receive communications from the wireless device may be increased. 
     The wireless network device may concatenate one or more bands of a wireless network to improve the signal to noise ratio of communications from the wireless device. A wireless network may have one or more communication bands. For example, a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN), such as ZigBee, may have one or more communications bands. The bands may each have an associated width (e.g., 2 MHz wide). Further, each of these bands may be spaced a certain value apart. For example, the bands may be 5 MHz apart. In comparison, a Wi-Fi network may have bands that are 20 MHz or 40 MHz wide that operate on the same channel as the WPAN. Thus, if the WPAN and Wi-Fi network are communicating concurrently, the communications of the WPAN may be very noisy due to the low signal bandwidth as compared to the Wi-Fi network. Accordingly, the communications of the WPAN network may not be received by the wireless network device when a Wi-Fi communication is actively transmitting on the Wi-Fi network since the Wi-Fi network and the WPAN network may utilize the same channel. While a Wi-Fi network and a WPAN network have been described for ease of explanation, a person skilled in the art would appreciate that interference may occur between any wireless communication operating on the same wireless band. Thus, the present disclosure should not be limited to the aforementioned examples. 
     To improve the ability for the wireless network device to receive communications via a first wireless network, the wireless network device may concatenate two or more bands of the first wireless network when the wireless network device is not actively transmitting via the first wireless network. By concatenating two or more bands of the first wireless network, the concatenated bands have a larger bandwidth which may be approximately as wide as a second wireless network band to improve the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) of the first wireless band. Further, concatenating bands of the first wireless network will not disrupt other networks (e.g., the second wireless network) because it is a passive mechanism (e.g., a mechanism that does not require an active reduction of the second wireless network) that is employed when the wireless network device is in a receive mode to counter coexistence of the first wireless network and the second wireless network. When the wireless network device sends (e.g., transmits) a communication via the first wireless network, the wireless network device may only send the communication on one channel of the first wireless network, instead of the concatenated band. 
     For example, the wireless network device may concatenate two or more bands of a WPAN when the wireless network device is not actively transmitting via the WPAN. That is, the wireless network device may concatenate two or more bands of the WPAN when the wireless network device is listening and/or receiving communications via the WPAN. By concatenating two or more bands of the WPAN, the concatenated bands have a larger bandwidth which may be approximately as wide as a Wi-Fi band to improve the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) of the WPAN. Further, concatenating bands of the WPAN will not disrupt other networks (e.g., the Wi-Fi network) because it is a passive mechanism (e.g., a mechanism that does not require an active reduction of the Wi-Fi network) that is employed when the wireless network device is in a receive mode to counter coexistence of the WPAN and the Wi-Fi network. When the wireless network device sends (e.g., transmits) a communication via the WPAN, the wireless network device may only send the communication on one channel of the WPAN, instead of the concatenated band. 
       FIG.  1    shows an example system  100  for wireless communication. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that digital equipment and/or analog equipment may be employed. One skilled in the art will appreciate that provided herein is a functional description and that the respective functions may be performed by software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware. 
     The system  100  may have a network device  102 , computing devices  104 , and/or wireless devices  106 . Specifically, the system  100  has computing devices  104   a,b,c  and wireless devices  106   a,b . As will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, the system  100  may have any quantity of network devices  102 , computing devices  104 , and wireless devices  106 . The network device  102  may be a wireless communication device (e.g., a wireless router, a gateway, an access point, etc.). The network device  102  may utilize two or more communication protocols to communicate on two or more wireless networks. The network device  102  may have two more radio transceivers for utilizing the two or more communication protocols. A first wireless network and a second wireless network may communicate via the same channel. For example, the network device  102  may utilize a Wi-Fi communication protocol and may utilize a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) protocol to provide two separate communication networks. The WPAN may be a ZigBee network. The Wi-Fi network and the WPAN may communicate via the same channel (e.g., a 2.4 GHz channel). The network device  102  may be configured with a first Service Set Identifier (SSID) (e.g., associated with a user network or private network) to function as a local network for a particular user or users. The network device  102  may be configured with a second SSID (e.g., associated with a public/community network or a hidden network) to function as a secondary network or redundant network for connected communication devices. 
     The computing devices  104   a,b,c  may be an electronic device such as a computer, a smartphone, a laptop, a tablet, a set top box, a display device, or other device capable of communicating with the network device  102 . The computing devices  104  may communicate with the network device  102  via a wireless communication network (e.g., Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, etc.). The computing devices  104  may utilize the wireless network to communicate with the network device  102 . The computing devices  104  may communicate via the network device  102  to access a service, such as the Internet. 
     The wireless devices  106   a,b  may be any electronic device such as a computer, a smartphone, a laptop, a tablet, a set top box, a display device, and/or a low powered electronic device (e.g., an IoT device) such as a sensor, a smart device, a security system (e.g., electronic camera, smart doorbell, etc.), and so forth. The wireless devices  106  may utilize a first wireless network (e.g., a WPAN and/or Wi-Fi network) to communicate with the network device  102 . The wireless devices  106  may pair with the network device  102 . The wireless devices  106  may pair with the network device  102  prior to communicating via the first wireless network (e.g., the WPAN and/or Wi-Fi network). The wireless devices  106  may provide one or more communication characteristics and/or attributes of the wireless devices  106  to the network device  102 , such as Link Quality Indicator (LQI), Relative Received Signal Strength (RSSI), Packet Error Rate (PER), and so forth. The wireless devices  106  may provide the one or more communication characteristics and/or attributes of the wireless devices  106  to the network device  102  during the pairing process. 
     The wireless devices  106  may provide the network device  102  with a time period that the wireless devices  106  may send a communication to the network device  102 . The wireless devices  106  may communicate with the network device  102  to determine the time period that the wireless devices  106  may send a communication to the network device  102 . The communication may be one or more data packets sent from the wireless device  106  to the network device  102 , such as a heartbeat signal. The network device  102  may keep track of (e.g., store in a data structure) a time period associated with each wireless device  106  that has paired with (e.g., registered with) the network device  102 . The network device  102  may determine a time for each wireless device  106  to communicate with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may determine, based on the time period, a time for each wireless device  106  to communicate with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may ensure that no two wireless devices  106  are communicating during the same time period in order to avoid any interference between the communications of the wireless devices  106 . That is, the network device  102  may determine non-overlapping time periods for each wireless device  106  to communicate with the network device  102 . One or more of the wireless devices  106  may not be capable of modifying the time period that the wireless device  106  sends the communication to the network device  102 . Accordingly, the network device  102  may only modify the time period of wireless devices  106  that are capable of modifying the time period that the wireless device  106  communicates with the network device  102 . 
     After pairing with the network device  102 , the wireless devices  106  may communicate with the network device  102  via the first wireless network. After pairing with the network device  102 , a location of the wireless devices  106  may change. That is, during pairing, the wireless devices  106  may be placed close (e.g., a few inches, a foot, etc.) to the network device  102  to improve the pairing process. However, the final location of the wireless devices  106  may be further away from the network device  102 , such as placed throughout a user&#39;s home. Thus, the communication characteristics may change based on the final location of the wireless devices  106 . Accordingly, the network device  102  may modify and/or update one or more settings of one or more of the communication networks associated with the network device  102  based on the final location of the wireless devices  106 . 
     The network device  102  may adjust one or more settings (e.g., a power level) of a wireless network associated with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may adjust one or more settings of a first wireless network and/or a second wireless network. For example, the network device  102  may adjust one or more settings of the Wi-Fi network and/or the WPAN network. The network device  102  may adjust one or more settings of the wireless communication based on the final location of one or more of the wireless devices  106 . The network device  102  may reduce a power level of one of the one or more wireless networks. For example, the network device  102  may reduce a power level of a signal and/or a communication associated with the wireless network. The network device  102  may reduce the power level of the wireless network during a time period that one or more of the wireless devices  106  may communicate with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may determine the time period for when each wireless device  106  may communicate with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may determine a window of time to adjust the one or more settings of the wireless network. The network device  102  may determine the window of time to adjust the one or more settings of the wireless network based on the time period when the wireless devices  106  communicate with the network device  102 . The window of time may be any period of time (e.g., 1 ms, 5 ms, etc.). The window of time may be centered around the time period when the wireless devices  106  communicate with the network device  102 . For example, if the wireless device  106   a  communicates with the network device  102  every 20 ms, the network device  102  may adjust the one or more settings of the wireless network from every 18 ms to 22 ms. Stated differently, the network device  102  may adjust the one or more settings of the wireless network at 18 ms, and then may adjust the one or more settings of the wireless network back to normal (e.g., the one or more settings standard operational value) 4 ms later at 22 ms. Thus, the window of time may be 4 ms (e.g., from 18 ms to 22 ms). 
     The network device  102  may adjust the time period that the wireless devices  106  communicate with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may adjust the time period that the wireless devices  106  communicate with the network device  102  based on a signal strength of communications received from one or more of the wireless devices  106 . The network device may increase (e.g., lengthen) the time period that a wireless device  106  communicates with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may increase the time period that the wireless device  106  communicates with the network device  102  to reduce the number of communications sent by the wireless device  106  to the network device  102 . By reducing the number of communications sent by the wireless device  106  to the network device  102 , power of the wireless device  106  may be conserved. By conserving the power of the wireless device  106 , the wireless device  106  may increase the power per communication sent. By increasing the power per communication sent by the wireless device  106 , the communications may have an increased chance of being received by the network device  102 . The network device  102  may decrease (e.g., shorten) the time period that the wireless device  106  communicates with the network device  102  to increase the number of communications sent by the wireless device  106  to the network device  102 . The network device  102  may also increase or decrease the time period based on a utilization of a wireless network (e.g., the Wi-Fi network and/or the WPAN network). While the network device  102  has been described as adjusting the time period for ease of explanation, the wireless device  106  may have the same capabilities described above. 
     The network device  102  may reduce the power level of the first network during the time period that one or more of the wireless devices  106  may communicate with the network device  102  utilizing the second wireless network. For example, the network device  102  may reduce a power level associated with a signal associated with the first wireless network and/or a power level of a communication associated with the first wireless network. The network device  102  may reduce the power level of the first wireless network based on the communication characteristics associated with one or more of the wireless devices  106 . The network device  102  may reduce the power level of the first wireless network based on a signal strength of communications received from one or more of the wireless devices  106 . The network device  102  may reduce the power level of the first wireless network based on a distance of one or more of the wireless devices  106  from the network device  102 . That is, the further the final location of a wireless device  106  is from the network device  102 , the network device  102  may further reduce the power level of the first wireless network to ensure the wireless device  106  is capable of communicating with the network device  102  via the second wireless network. The network device  102  may modify one or more channels of the first wireless network to avoid conflict with the second wireless network. The network device  102  may reduce the channel bandwidth of the first wireless network. The reduction in the channel bandwidth may increase frequency separation to improve the wireless devices  106  ability to communicate on the second wireless network. 
     For example, the network device  102  may reduce the power level of the Wi-Fi network during the time period that one or more of the wireless devices  106  may communicate with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may reduce the power level of the Wi-Fi network based on the communication characteristics associated with one or more of the wireless devices  106 . The network device  102  may reduce the power level of the Wi-Fi network based on a signal strength of communications received from one or more of the wireless devices  106 . The network device  102  may reduce the power level of the Wi-Fi network based on a distance of one or more of the wireless devices  106  from the network device  102 . That is, the further the final location of a wireless device  106  is from the network device  102 , the network device  102  may further reduce the power level of the Wi-Fi network to ensure the wireless device  106  is capable of communicating with the network device  102  over the WPAN network. The network device  102  may modify one or more channels of the Wi-Fi network to avoid conflict with the WPAN. The network device  102  may reduce the channel bandwidth of the Wi-Fi network. The reduction in the channel bandwidth may increase frequency separation to improve the wireless devices  106  ability to communicate on the WPAN. For example, the network device  102  may reduce the channel bandwidth from 40 MHz to 20 MHz. 
     The network device  102  may modify the reduction of the power level of the first wireless network based on when a wireless device  106  is communicating with the network device  102 . For example, the network device  102  may modify the reduction of the power level of the Wi-Fi network based on when a wireless device  106  is communicating with the network device  102  (e.g., via the WPAN). Each wireless device  106  may communicate with the network device  102  at different times. The network device  102  may determine a power level reduction for each wireless device  106 . The power level reduction may be based on the time period that the wireless device  106  may communicate with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may modify the power level of the first wireless network based on which wireless device  106  may be communicating with the network device  102  during the time period. For example, the network device  102  may modify the power level of the Wi-Fi network based on which wireless device  106  may be communicating with the network device  102  during the time period. The power level reduction for each wireless device  106  may be unique. While the power level reduction for each wireless device  106  may be unique, the power level reduction may be the same for two or more wireless devices  106 . The power level reduction may be based on one or more communication characteristics of the communication between the network device  102  and each wireless device  106 . 
     The network device  102  may determine a window of time to reduce the power level of the first wireless network. The network device  102  may determine the window of time to adjust reduce the power level of the first wireless network based on the time period when the wireless devices  106  communicate with the network device  102  via the second wireless network. For example, the network device  102  may determine the window of time to adjust (e.g., reduce) the power level of the Wi-Fi network based on the time period when the wireless devices  106  communicate with the network device  102  via the WPAN. The window of time may be any period of time (e.g., 1 ms, 5 ms, etc.). The window of time may be centered around the time period when the wireless devices  106  communicate with the network device  102 . For example, if the wireless device  106   a  communicates with the network device  102  every 20 ms, the network device  102  may reduce the power level of the first wireless network from every 18 ms to 22 ms. Stated differently, the network device  102  may reduce the power level of the first wireless network at 18 ms, and then may adjust the power level of the first wireless network back to normal (e.g., the one or more settings standard operational value) 4 ms later at 22 ms. Thus, the window of time may be 4 ms (e.g., from 18 ms to 22 ms). 
     The wireless device  106   a  may communicate with the network device  102  every 10 ms. The network device  102  may determine a power level of the first wireless network for when the wireless device  106   a  may communicate with the network device  102  (e.g., every 10 ms). The network device  102  may determine a power level reduction of the first wireless network for the time period that the wireless device  106   a  may communicate with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may determine a window of time to reduce the power level of the first wireless network. The window of time may be based on the time period that the wireless device  106   a  may communicate with the network device  102 . 
     The wireless device  106   a  may send data to the network device  102 . The data may indicate a signal strength associated with the communication between the network device  102  and the wireless device  106   a . The network device  102  may determine, based on the signal strength, a power level reduction of the first wireless network. For example, the network device  102  may determine that the power level of the Wi-Fi network may need to be reduced 20% based on the signal strength. The network device  102  may reduce the power level of the Wi-Fi network by 20% when the wireless device  106   a  communicates with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may determine that the power level of the first wireless network may need to be reduced by 45% based on a signal strength associated with the communication from the wireless device  106   b  via the second wireless network. For example, the network device  102  may reduce the power level of the Wi-Fi network by 45% when the wireless device  106   b  communicates with the network device  102  via the WPAN. 
     The network device  102  may determine a power level reduction and a time period for the power level reduction for each wireless device  106  paired with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may determine a respective power level reduction, a respective time period for the power level reduction, and a respective window of time to reduce the power level of the first wireless network for each wireless device  106  paired with the network device  102 . For example, the network device  102  may determine a respective power level reduction, a respective time period for the power level reduction, and a respective window of time to reduce the power level of the Wi-Fi network for each wireless device  106  paired with the network device  102 . 
     The network device  102  may reduce the power level of the first wireless network a first power level reduction (e.g., 20%) during a time period that the wireless device  106   a  may communicate with the network device  102  via the second wireless network. For example, the wireless device  106   a  may communicate every 10 ms with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may determine to modify the power level of the Wi-Fi network 20% every 10 ms to improve communication with the wireless device  106   a  via the second wireless network (e.g., the WPAN). 
     The network device  102  may determine a window of time to reduce the power level of the first wireless network. The network device  102  may determine to reduce the power level of the first wireless network for a 4 ms window of time. For example, the network device may determine to reduce the power level of the Wi-Fi network from 8 ms to 12 ms (e.g., a 4 ms window of time every 10 ms). The network device may determine to reduce the power level of the Wi-Fi network 20% from 8 ms to 12 ms to improve communications with the wireless device  106   a  via the second wireless network (e.g., the WPAN). The network device  102  may reduce the power level of the first wireless network a second power level reduction (e.g., 45%) during a time period that the wireless device  106   b  may communicate with the network device  102 . For example, the wireless device  106   b  may communicate every 15 ms with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may determine to modify the power level of the Wi-Fi network 45% every 15 ms to improve communication with the wireless device  106   b  via the second wireless network (e.g., the WPAN). The network device  102  may determine a window of time to reduce the power level of the first wireless network. The network device  102  may determine to reduce the power level of the first wireless network for a 2 ms window of time. The network device may determine to reduce the power level of the first wireless network from 14 ms to 16 ms (e.g., a 1 ms window of time every 15 ms). The network device may determine to reduce the power level of the first wireless network 45% from 14 ms to 16 ms to improve communications with the network device  106   b  via the second wireless network. 
     The network device  102  may dynamically modify the power level of the first wireless network (e.g., a Wi-Fi network) during the time period that one or more of the wireless devices  106  may communicate with the network device  102  via the second wireless network (e.g., a WPAN). The network device  102  may dynamically modify the power level of the first wireless network based on usage of the first wireless network. The network device  102  may increase or decrease the power level of the first wireless network based on usage of the first wireless network. The network device  102  may determine a network utilization of the first wireless network. The network device  102  may determine the network utilization of the first wireless network based on a usage of the first wireless network by the computing devices  104 . The network device  102  may determine the network utilization of the first wireless network based on the available bandwidth of the first wireless network. If the computing devices  104  are heavily using the first wireless network (e.g., performing bandwidth intensive tasks such as streaming high definition content), the network device  102  may not reduce the power level of the first wireless network in order to ensure that a user utilizing the computing devices  104  does not have a negative experience while heavily using the first wireless network. The network device  102  may modify the reduction of the power level of the first wireless network based on the usage of the first wireless network by the computing devices  104 . The network device  102  may reduce the power level of the first wireless network if the computing devices  104  are not utilizing a large portion of the first wireless network bandwidth in order to improve communications with the wireless devices  106 . 
     The network device  102  may determine to not reduce the power level of the first wireless network during a first time period that one or more of the wireless devices  106  may communicate with the network device  102  via the second wireless network. For example, the network device  102  may determine to not reduce the power level of the Wi-Fi network during a first time period that one or more of the wireless devices  106  may communicate with the network device  102  via the WPAN. The wireless devices  106  may send a quantity (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 20, etc.) of communications (e.g., during a first time period, a second time period after the first time period, and so forth) without receiving a confirmation from the network device  102 . The wireless devices  106  may not send a communication if the quantity of communications satisfies a threshold. The quantity of communications satisfying the threshold may indicate an error associated with the communication network. The wireless devices  106  may determine after the quantity of communications are sent that an error has occurred with the second wireless network such that the wireless devices  106  should not continue attempting to send communications via the second wireless network. 
     The network device  102  may determine the quantity of attempts that the wireless devices  106  may attempt to communicate with the network device  102  before the wireless devices  106  cease attempting to communicate with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may determine the quantity of attempts to communicate based on pairing with the wireless devices  106 . The network device  102  may determine to not modify the power level of the first wireless network (e.g., a Wi-Fi network) based on a quantity of communications received from a wireless device  106  via a second wireless network (e.g., a WPAN). That is, the network device  102  may determine to ignore one or more communications from the wireless device  106  by not reducing a power level of the first wireless network when the wireless device  106  may attempt to communicate with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may dynamically determine to not modify the power level of the first wireless network based on a quantity of communications received from a wireless device  106  (e.g., via the second wireless network) and a usage of the first wireless network. 
     The network device  102  may utilize a data structure to determine the quantity of communications from a wireless device  106  that the network device  102  may ignore (e.g., not respond to). The network device  102  may determine a quantity of time periods that the network device  102  may not reduce the power level of the first wireless (e.g., a Wi-Fi network) based on the quantity of communications that the wireless device  106  may send before the wireless device  106  will halt communications. For example, the network device  102  may determine that a wireless device  106  will make three separate attempts to communicate with the network device  102  via the second wireless network (e.g., the WPAN) before halting communications. The network device  102  may determine that the network device  102  may ignore (e.g., not respond to) two communications from the wireless device  106  before the wireless device  106  stops communicating with the network device  102 . The network device  102  may determine the time periods associated with the two communications from the wireless device  106 . The network device  102  may determine, based on the time periods, a period of time the network device  102  may ignore (e.g., not respond to) communications from the wireless device  106 . Accordingly, the network device  102  may not reduce power level of the first wireless network (e.g., the Wi-Fi network) during the time period that the network device  102  may ignore the wireless device  106  in order to ensure the best possible bandwidth for the first wireless network, while also preventing the wireless device  106  from determining that the wireless device  106  should stop communicating with the network device  102 . 
     The network device  102  may concatenate one or more bands of the second wireless network. For example, the network device  102  may concatenate one or more bands of a WPAN. The bands of the second wireless network may be smaller bands as compared to bands of the first wireless network. For example, the bands of the WPAN may be smaller (e.g., 5 MHz bands) as compared to a Wi-Fi band (e.g., 20 MHz bands). Thus, the bands of the second wireless network may be difficult for the network device  102  to discern when communications on the second wireless network (e.g., the WPAN) and the first wireless network (e.g., the Wi-Fi network) are occurring concurrently. For example, the larger Wi-Fi bands may increase the interference with the WPAN bands if the two networks communicate concurrently as the Wi-Fi bands and WPAN bands utilize the same channel. The network device  102  may concatenate one or more bands of the second wireless network to create a new band to improve the ability for the network device  102  to receive communications from the wireless devices  106 . The network device  102  may concatenate a predetermined quantity of bands of the second wireless network such that the concatenated band has approximately the same bandwidth as a band of the first wireless network. For example, the network device  102  may concatenate a predetermined quantity of bands of the WPAN such that the concatenated band has approximately the same bandwidth as a Wi-Fi band. Thus, the concatenated band of the second wireless network would have a similar bandwidth of the first wireless network band which would improve the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) of the concatenated second wireless network band compared to the non-concatenated second wireless network bands. By improving the SNR of the second wireless network communications, the network device  102  may improve the ability of the network device  102  to receive communications from the wireless devices  106 . 
     The network device  102  may concatenate the one or more bands only when the network device  102  is not actively transmitting a communication on the second wireless network (e.g., the WPAN). That is, the network device  102  may concatenate the one or more bands of the second wireless network when listening for a communication from the wireless devices  106 , but the network device  102  may utilize a single unconcatenated band of the second wireless network to transmit a communication to the wireless devices  106 . By utilizing a single band of the second wireless network for sending a communication, the network device  102  may reduce the impact on the first wireless network (e.g., the Wi-Fi network). 
       FIG.  2    shows an example system  200  for wireless communication. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that digital equipment and/or analog equipment may be employed. One skilled in the art will appreciate that provided herein is a functional description and that the respective functions may be performed by software, hardware, or a combination of software and hardware. 
     The system  200  may have a network device  102 , a computing device  104 , and a wireless device  106 . The network device  102  may facilitate the connection of a device, such as the computing device  104  and/or the wireless device  106 , to a network (e.g., the networks  202 ). The network device  102  may communicate with the computing device  104  via a first network  202   a , and the network device  102  may communicate with the wireless device  106  via a second network  202   b . The first network  202   a  may be a Wi-Fi network, and the second network  202   b  may be a WPAN (e.g., a ZigBee network). 
     The network device  102  may be configured as a local area network (LAN). The network device  102  may be a dual band wireless communication device. The network device  102  may be a gateway device for communicating with another network, such as a communication network provided by an Internet Service Provider. The network device  102  may be configured with a first service set identifier (SSID) (e.g., associated with a user network or private network) to function as a local network for a particular user or users. The network device  102  may be configured with a second service set identifier (SSID) (e.g., associated with a public/community network or a hidden network) to function as a secondary network or redundant network for connected communication devices. The network device  102  may be configured to allow one or more wireless devices to connect to a wired and/or wireless network using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or any desired method or standard. 
     The network device  102  may have communication elements  204   a,b , communication software  206 , and an identifier  208 . The communication elements  204   a,b  may be wireless transceivers configured to transmit and receive wireless communications via a wireless network (e.g., the networks  202   a,b ). The communication elements  204   a,b  may be configured to communicate via a specific network protocol. For example, the communication element  204   a  may be a wireless transceiver configured to communicate via a Wi-Fi network, and the communication element  204   b  may be a wireless transceiver configured to communicate via a WPAN. The network device  102  may communicate with the computing device  104  on the network  202   a  via the communication element  204   a . The network device  102  may communicate with the wireless device  106  on the network  202   b  via the communication element  204   b.    
     The network device  102  may have communication software  206 . The communication software  206  may be any combination of firmware, software, and/or hardware. The communication software  206  may pair the network device  102  with the wireless device  106 . That is, the communication software  206  may facilitate an initial handshake between the network device  102  and the wireless device  106  in order to facilitate the network device  102  communicating with the wireless device  106  via the network  202   b . The communication software  206  may determine one or more attributes of the wireless device  106  (e.g., the device attributes  220 ). The communication software  206  may determine a time period that the wireless device  106  may send a communication to the network device  102 . 
     The communication software  206  may modify and/or update one or more settings of one or more of the communication networks associated with the network device  102  (e.g., the network  202   a ) based on one or more communication attributes of the wireless device  106 . The communication software  206  may adjust one or more settings of the network  202   a  based on the one or more communication attributes of the wireless device  106 . For example, the communication software  206  may modify a power associated with the network  202   a  based on the one or more communication attributes of the wireless device  106 . The communication software  206  may reduce the power level of the network  202   a  during a time period that the wireless device  106  may communicate with the network device  102  via the network  202   b . That is, the communication software  206  may reduce the power provided to and/or output by the communication element  204   a . The communication software  206  may reduce the power level of the network  202   a  based on a range (e.g., a distance from) of the wireless device  106  from the network device  102 . That is, the further the wireless device  106  is from the network device  102 , the communication software may increase the amount of power reduction of the network  202   a  to ensure the wireless device  106  is capable of communicating with the network device  102 . The communication software  206  may modify a channel associated with the network  202   a , and/or reduce a bandwidth of a channel associated with the network  202   a.    
     The communication software  206  may dynamically modify the power level of the network  202   a  based on usage of the network  202   a . If the computing device  104  is heavily using the network  202   a  (e.g., performing bandwidth intensive tasks such as streaming high definition content), the communication software  206  may not reduce the power level of the network  202   a  in order to ensure that a user utilizing the computing device  104  does not have a negative experience while heavily using the network  202   a . The communication software  206  may increase the power level of the network  202   a  during the heavy usage of the network  202   a  to improve the experience of a user associated with the computing device  104 . The communication software  206  may reduce the power level of the network  202   a  if the computing device  104  is not utilizing a large portion of the network  202   a  in order to improve communications with the wireless device  106  via the network  202   b . That is, the communication software  206  may determine that a power level of the network  202   a  may be reduced without impacting any computing devices  104  communicating view the network  202   a.    
     The communication software  206  may dynamically modify the power level of the network  202   a  during the time period that one or more of the wireless devices  106  may communicate with the network device  102 . The communication software  206  may dynamically modify the power level of the network  202   a  based on usage of the network  202   a . The communication software  206  may increase or decrease the power level of the network  202   a  based on usage of the network  202   a . The communication software  206  may determine a network utilization of the network  202   a . The communication software  206  may determine the network utilization of the network  202   a  based on a usage of the network  202   a  by the computing device  104 . The communication software  206  may determine the network utilization of the network  202   a  based on the available bandwidth of the network  202   a . If the computing device  104  is heavily using the network  202   a  (e.g., performing bandwidth intensive tasks such as streaming high definition content), the communication software  206  may not reduce the power level of the network  202   a  in order to ensure that a user utilizing the computing device  104  does not have a negative experience while heavily using the network  202   a . The communication software  206  may modify the reduction of the power level of the network  202   a  based on the usage of the network  202   a  by the computing device  104 . The communication software  206  may reduce the power level of the network  202   a  if the computing device  104  is not utilizing a large portion of the bandwidth of the network  202   a  in order to improve communications with the wireless devices  106 . 
     The communication software  206  may determine to not reduce the power level of the network  202   a  during a first time period that one or more of the wireless devices  106  may communicate with the network device  102  via the network  202   b . The wireless device  106  may send a quantity (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 20, etc.) of communications (e.g., during a first time period, a second time period after the first time period, and so forth) without receiving a confirmation from the network device  102 . The wireless device  106  may not send a communication if the quantity of communications satisfies a threshold. The quantity of communications satisfying the threshold may indicate an error associated with the communication network. The wireless device  106  may determine after the predetermined quantity of communications are sent that an error has occurred with the network  202   b  such that the wireless devices  106  should not continue attempting to send communications via the network  202   b . The communication software  206  may determine the quantity of attempts that the wireless devices  106  may attempt to communicate with the network device  102  before the wireless devices  106  cease attempting to communicate with the network device  102 . 
     The communication software  206  may determine the quantity of attempts based on pairing with the wireless device  106 . The communication software  206  may determine to not modify the power level of the network  202   a  based on a quantity of communications received from a wireless device  106 . The communication software  206  may dynamically determine to not modify the power level of the network  202   a  based on a quantity of communications received from a wireless device  106  and a usage of the network  202   a . The communication software  206  may utilize a data structure that has the quantity of communications that the wireless device  106  will attempt to communicate with the network device  102 . The communication software  206  may utilize the data structure to determine the quantity of communications from the wireless device  106  that the network device  102  may ignore (e.g., not respond to). The communication software  206  may determine a quantity of time periods that the communication software  206  may not reduce the power level of the network  202   a  based on the quantity of communications that the wireless device  106  may send. The communication software  206  may determine that a wireless device  106  will make three separate attempts to communicate with the network device  102  before halting communications. The communication software  206  may determine that the network device  102  may ignore (e.g., not respond to) two communications from the wireless device  106  before the wireless device  106  stops communicating. The communication software  206  may determine the time periods associated with the two communications from the wireless device  106 . The communication software  206  may determine, based on the time periods, a period of time the network device  102  may ignore (e.g., not respond to) communications from the wireless device  106 . Accordingly, the communication software  206  may not reduce power level of the network  202   a  during the time period that the network device  102  may ignore the wireless device  106  in order to ensure the best possible bandwidth for the network  202   a , while also preventing the wireless device  106  from determining the wireless device  106  should stop communicating with the network device  102  via the network  202   b.    
     The communication software  206  may concatenate one or more bands of a wireless network. The communication software  206  may concatenate one or more bands of the network  202   b  (e.g., the WPAN). The bands of the network  202   b  may be smaller (e.g., 5 MHz bands) as compared to the network  202   a  (e.g., 20 MHz bands, 40 MHz bands, etc.). Thus, the bands of the network  202   b  may be difficult for the network device  102  to discern when communications on the network  202   b  and the network  202   a  are occurring concurrently. The communication software  206  may concatenate one or more bands of the network  202   b  to create a new band with greater bandwidth to improve the ability for the network device  102  to receive communications from the wireless device  106 . The communication software  206  may concatenate a predetermined quantity of bands of the network  202   b  such that the concatenated band has approximately the same bandwidth as a band of the network  202   a . Thus, the concatenated band of the network  202   b  would have a similar bandwidth as the band of the network  202   a  which would improve the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) of the concatenated band of the network  202   b  compared to the non-concatenated bands of the network  202   b.    
     The communication software  206  may concatenate the one or more bands only when the communication element  204   b  is not actively transmitting a communication on the network  202   b . That is, the communication software  206  may concatenate the one or more bands of the network  202   b  when listening for a communication from the wireless device  106 , but the communication element  204   b  may utilize a single unconcatenated band of the network  202   b  to transmit a communication to the wireless device  106 . By utilizing a single band of the network  202   b , the communication software  206  may reduce the impact on the network  202   a.    
     The network device  102  may have an identifier  208 . The identifier  208  may be or relate to an Internet Protocol (IP) Address IPV4/IPV6 or a media access control address (MAC address) or the like. The identifier  208  may be a unique identifier for facilitating wired and/or wireless communications with the network device  102 . The identifier  208  may be associated with a physical location of the network device  102 . 
     The computing device  104  may have a communication element  210 , an address element  212 , a service element  214 , and an identifier  216 . The computing device  104  may be an electronic device such as a computer, a smartphone, a laptop, a tablet, a set top box, a display device, or other device capable of communicating with the network device  102 . The communication element  210  may be a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless communications via a wireless network (e.g., the network  202   a ). The communication element  210  may be configured to communicate via one or more wireless networks. The communication element  210  may be configured to communicate via a specific network protocol. The communication element  210  may be a wireless transceiver configured to communicate via a Wi-Fi network (e.g., network  202   a ). The computing device  104  may communicate with the network device  102  on the network  202   a  via the communication element  210 . 
     The computing device  104  may have an address element  212  and a service element  214 . The address element  212  may comprise or provide an internet protocol address, a network address, a media access control (MAC) address, an Internet address, or the like. The address element  212  may be relied upon to establish a communication session between the computing device  104  and the network device  102  or other devices and/or networks. The address element  212  may be used as an identifier or locator of the computing device  104 . The address element  212  may be persistent for a particular network (e.g., the network  202   a ). 
     The service element  214  may comprise an identification of a service provider associated with the computing device  104  and/or with the class of computing device  104 . The class of the computing device  104  may be related to a type of device, capability of device, type of service being provided, and/or a level of service (e.g., business class, service tier, service package, etc.). The service element  214  may comprise information relating to or provided by a communication service provider (e.g., Internet service provider) that is providing or enabling data flow such as communication services to the computing device  104 . The service element  214  may comprise information relating to a preferred service provider for one or more particular services relating to the computing device  104 . The address element  212  may be used to identify or retrieve data from the service element  214 , or vice versa. The one or more of the address element  212  and the service element  214  may be stored remotely from the computing device  104 . Other information may be represented by the service element  214 . 
     The computing device  104  may be associated with a user identifier or device identifier  216 . The device identifier  216  may be any identifier, token, character, string, or the like, for differentiating one user or computing device (e.g., the computing device  104 ) from another user or computing device. The device identifier  216  may identify a user or computing device as belonging to a particular class of users or computing devices. The device identifier  216  may comprise information relating to the computing device  104  such as a manufacturer, a model or type of device, a service provider associated with the computing device  104 , a state of the computing device  104 , a locator, and/or a label or classifier. Other information may be represented by the device identifier  216 . 
     The wireless device  106  may have a communication element  218 , device attributes  220 , an address element  222 , and an identifier  224 . The wireless device  106  may be an electronic device such as a sensor, smart TV, smart speakers, toys, wearable electronics, smart appliance, smart meters, security systems, or other devices capable of communicating with the network device  102 . The communication element  218  may be a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless communications via a wireless network (e.g., the networks  202   b ). The communication element  218  may be configured to communicate via one or more wireless networks. The communication element  218  may be configured to communicate via a specific network protocol. The communication element  218  may be a wireless transceiver configured to communicate via a WPAN (e.g., the network  202   b ) such as a ZigBee network. The wireless device  106  may communicate with the network device  102  on the network  202   b  via the communication element  218 . 
     The wireless device  106  may have device attributes  220 . The device attributes  220  may indicate one or more attributes about the wireless device  106 , such as operating characteristics of the wireless device  106 . The device attributes  220  may indicate Link Quality Indicator (LQI), Relative Received Signal Strength (RSSI), Packet Error Rate (PER), channel selection, potential bands for use by the wireless device  106 , channels the wireless device  106  may avoid communicating on, frequency of heartbeat, sleep duration, and so forth. The device attributes  220  may indicate how the wireless device  106  operates. That is, the device attributes  220  may indicate the time period that the wireless device  106  will communicate with the network device  102 . Further, the device attributes  220  may indicate a power and/or a range associated with the communication element  218 . The wireless device  106  may provide the device attributes  220  to the network device  102  to facilitate the network device  102  communicating with the wireless device  106  via the network  202   b.    
     The wireless device  106  may have an address element  222 . The address element  222  may comprise or provide an internet protocol address, a network address, a media access control (MAC) address, an Internet address, or the like. The address element  222  may be relied upon to establish a communication session between the wireless device  106  and the network device  102  via the network  202   b  or other devices and/or networks. The address element  222  may be used as an identifier or locator of the wireless device  106 . The address element  222  may be persistent for a particular network (e.g., the network  202   b ). 
     The wireless device  106  may be associated with a user identifier or device identifier  224 . The device identifier  224  may be any identifier, token, character, string, or the like, for differentiating one user or wireless device (e.g., the wireless device  106 ) from another user or wireless device. The device identifier  224  may identify a user or wireless device  106  as belonging to a particular class of users or wireless devices  106 . The device identifier  224  may comprise information relating to the wireless device  106  such as a manufacturer, a model or type of device, a service provider associated with the wireless device  106 , a state of the wireless device  106 , a locator, and/or a label or classifier. Other information may be represented by the device identifier  224 . 
       FIGS.  3 A- 3 D  show example diagrams of wireless communication channels.  FIG.  3 A  shows a diagram  300  having three Wi-Fi bands  302   a,b,c . The Wi-Fi bands may each have an associated width. For example, the Wi-Fi bands  302   a,b,c  may be 20 MHz wide, 40 MHz wide, or any width.  FIG.  3 B  shows a diagram  325  having the three Wi-Fi bands  302   a,b,c  of  FIG.  3 A  overlaid with a plurality of WPAN bands  304 . The plurality of WPAN bands  304  may contain the same total bandwidth of the Wi-Fi bands  302   a,b,c . The Wi-Fi bands  302   a,b,c  and the WPAN bands  304  may operate on the same frequency (e.g., 2.4 GHz). The WPAN bands  304  may have an associated width and may be spaced a distance apart. For example, the WPAN bands  304  may be 2 MHz wide and may be spaced 5 MHz apart. Based on the relatively small size of the WPAN bands  304  as compared to the Wi-Fi bands  302   a,b,c , the WPAN bands  304  will have a much higher Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) than the Wi-Fi bands  302   a,b,c  when the WPAN and the Wi-Fi network are communicating concurrently. To improve the SNR, the WPAN bands  304  may be concatenated together.  FIG.  3 C  shows a diagram  350  of concatenated WPAN bands  306   a,b,c,d . The concatenated WPAN bands  306   a,b,c,d  are the WPAN bands  304  that have been concatenated into larger WPAN bands. Thus, the concatenated WPAN bands  306   a,b,c,d  have a higher SNR as compared to the WPAN bands  304 .  FIG.  3 D  shows a diagram  375  of concatenated WPAN bands  308   a,b . The concatenated WPAN bands  308   a,b  are the WPAN bands  306   a,b,c,d  that have been concatenated into larger WPAN bands. Thus, the concatenated WPAN bands  308   a,b  have a higher SNR as compared to the WPAN bands  306   a,b,c,d.    
       FIG.  4    is a flowchart of an example method  400  for wireless communication. At step  410 , a computing device (e.g., the computing device  104  and/or the wireless device  106  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ) may receive one or more attributes of another computing device and/or a network device (e.g., the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). For example, the computing device may pair with the another computing device and/or a network device (e.g., the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). A pairing request may be received by the network device from the computing device. The pairing request may initiate the pairing. The pairing may occur via a first wireless network (e.g., via the networks  202   a,b  of  FIG.  2   ). The first wireless network may be a WPAN network. For example, the WPAN network may be a ZigBee network. The pairing may occur via another communication protocol such as Near Field Communication (NFC). One or more attributes (e.g., the device attributes  220  of  FIG.  2   ) of the computing device may be received during the pairing. The one or more attributes of the computing device may be received by the network device during the pairing. 
     At step  420 , a time period for communicating with the computing device may be determined. The network device may determine the time period for communicating with the computing device. The time period for communicating with the computing device may be based on the one or more attributes of the computing device received during the pairing. The time period may be based on a time that the computing device will transmit a heartbeat signal. The time period may be associated with the first wireless network. 
     At step  430 , data that indicates one or more connection attributes (e.g., the connection attributes  220  of  FIG.  2   ) may be received. The network device may receive the data that indicates the one or more connection attributes. The network device may receive the data that indicates the one or more connection attributes from the computing device. The network device may receive the data from the computing device via the first wireless network. The data may be received during the determined time period. The data may indicate one or more connection attributes associated with the transmission of the data. The one or more connection attributes may be a Link Quality Indicator (LQI), a Relative Received Signal Strength (RSSI), or a Packet Error Rate (PER). 
     At step  440 , a power level reduction of a wireless network may be determined. The power level reduction of the wireless network may be determined by the network device. The power level reduction may be of the second wireless network. The power level reduction may be of a signal and/or communication associated with the second wireless network. The power level reduction may be configured to occur during the determined time period. The power level reduction may be dynamically determined. The power level reduction may be based on a bandwidth of the second wireless network during the time period. The power level reduction may be based on a quantity of computing devices communicating via the second wireless network. The power level reduction may be based on a quantity of computing devices communicating via the second wireless network during the determined time period. The second wireless network may be a Wi-Fi network. The network device may modify a power level associated with the second wireless network during the time period. The network device may reduce the power level of the second wireless network during the determined time period. The network device may receive data that indicates a communication (e.g., from the computing device). The network device may receive the data that indicates the communication during the time period (e.g., when the power level associated with the second wireless network is modified. 
       FIG.  5    is a flowchart of an example method  500  for wireless communication. At step  510 , a computing device (e.g., the computing device  104  and/or the wireless device  106  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ) may receive one or more attributes of another computing device and/or a network device (e.g., the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). For example, the computing device may pair with the another computing device and/or a network device (e.g., the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). A pairing request may be received by the network device from the computing device. The pairing request may initiate the pairing. The pairing may occur via a first wireless network (e.g., via the networks  202   a,b  of  FIG.  2   ). The first wireless network may be a WPAN network. The WPAN network may be a ZigBee network. The pairing may occur via another communication protocol such as Near Field Communications (NFC). One or more attributes (e.g., the device attributes  220  of  FIG.  2   ) of the computing device may be received during the pairing. The one or more attributes of the computing device may be received by the network device during the pairing. 
     At step  520 , a plurality of channel bands (e.g., the channel bands  302 ,  304 ,  306 , and/or  308  of  FIG.  3   ) that facilitate communication with the computing device may be determined (e.g., by the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). The plurality of channel bands may be associated with the first wireless network. The plurality of channel bands may be based on the one or more attributes of the computing device. The plurality of channel bands may have a bandwidth associated with a WPAN. 
     At step  530 , a concatenated channel band (e.g., the concatenated channel bands  306  and/or  308  of  FIG.  3   ) comprising the plurality of channel bands may be determined (e.g., by the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). The network device may determine the concatenated channel band. The concatenated channel band may have a bandwidth associated with a second wireless network. The concatenated channel band may have a bandwidth of a Wi-Fi network. The concatenated channel band may have an improved Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) as compared to each of the plurality of channel bands. 
     At step  540 , data may be received via the concatenated channel band (e.g., by the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). The data may be received via the first network. The data may be sent by the computing device via one of the plurality of channel bands. The network device may modify a power level associated with the second wireless network during the time period. The network device may reduce the power level of the second wireless network during the determined time period. The network device may receive data that indicates a communication (e.g., from the computing device). The network device may receive the data that indicates the communication during the time period (e.g., when the power level associated with the second wireless network is modified. 
       FIG.  6    is a flowchart of an example method  600  for wireless communication. At step  610 , a computing device (e.g., the computing device  104  and/or the wireless device  106  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ) may receive one or more attributes of another computing device and/or a network device (e.g., the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). For example, the computing device may pair with the another computing device and/or a network device (e.g., the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). A pairing request may be received by the network device from the computing device. The pairing request may initiate the pairing. The pairing may occur via a first wireless network (e.g., via the networks  202   a,b  of  FIG.  2   ). The first wireless network may be a WPAN network. The WPAN network may be a ZigBee network. The pairing may occur via another communication protocol such as Near Field Communication (NFC). One or more attributes (e.g., the device attributes  220  of  FIG.  2   ) of the computing device may be received during the pairing. The one or more attributes of the computing device may be received by the network device during the pairing. 
     At step  620 , a time period for communicating with the computing device may be determined. The network device may determine the time period for communicating with the computing device. The time period for communicating with the computing device may be based on the one or more attributes of the computing device received during the pairing. The time period may be based on a time that the computing device will transmit a heartbeat signal. The time period may be associated with the first wireless network. 
     At step  630 , a plurality of channel bands (e.g., the channel bands  302 ,  304 ,  306 , and/or  308  of  FIG.  3   ) that facilitate communicating with the computing device may be determined (e.g., by the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). The plurality of channel bands may be associated with the first wireless network. The plurality of channel bands may be based on the one or more attributes of the computing device. The plurality of channel bands may have a bandwidth associated with a WPAN. 
     At step  640 , a concatenated channel band (e.g., the concatenated channel bands  306  and/or  308  of  FIG.  3   ) comprising the plurality of channel bands may be determined (e.g., by the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). The network device may determine the concatenated channel band. The concatenated channel band may have a bandwidth associated with a second wireless network. The concatenated channel band may have a bandwidth of a Wi-Fi network. The concatenated channel band may have an improved Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR) as compared to each of the plurality of channel bands. 
     At step  650 , data may be received via the concatenated channel band (e.g., by the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). The data may be received by via the first network. The data may be sent by the computing device via one of the plurality of channel bands. The data may be received during the determined time period. The data may be received by the network device during the determined time period. The data may indicate one or more connection attributes associated with the transmission of the data. The one or more connection attributes may be a Link Quality Indicator (LQI), a Relative Received Signal Strength (RSSI), or a Packet Error Rate (PER). The data may be received via the concatenated channel band. 
     At step  660 , a power level reduction of a wireless network may be determined by a computing device (e.g., the network device  102  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2   ). The power level reduction of the wireless network may be determined by the network device. The power level reduction may be of the second wireless network. The power level reduction may be of a signal and/or communication associated with the second wireless network. The power level reduction may be during the determined time period. The power level reduction may be dynamically determined. The power level reduction may be based on a bandwidth of the second wireless network during the time period. The power level reduction may be based on a quantity of computing devices communicating via the second wireless network. The power level reduction may be based on a quantity of computing devices communicating via the second wireless network during the determined time period. The second wireless network may be a Wi-Fi network. The network device may modify a power level associated with the second wireless network during the time period. The network device may reduce the power level of the second wireless network during the determined time period. The network device may receive data that indicates a communication (e.g., from the computing device). The network device may receive the data that indicates the communication during the time period (e.g., when the power level associated with the second wireless network is modified. 
       FIG.  7    shows an example system  700  for wireless communication. The network device  102 , the computing device  104 , and/or the wireless device  106  of  FIGS.  1  &amp;  2    may be a computer  701  as shown in  FIG.  7   . 
     The computer  701  may comprise one or more processors  703 , a system memory  712 , and a bus  713  that couples various system components including the one or more processors  703  to the system memory  712 . In the case of multiple processors  703 , the computer  701  may utilize parallel computing. The bus  713  is one or more of several possible types of bus structures, including a memory bus or memory controller, a peripheral bus, an accelerated graphics port, or local bus using any of a variety of bus architectures. 
     The computer  701  may operate on and/or comprise a variety of computer readable media (e.g., non-transitory). The readable media may be any available media that is accessible by the computer  701  and may include both volatile and non-volatile media, removable and non-removable media. The system memory  712  has computer readable media in the form of volatile memory, such as random access memory (RAM), and/or non-volatile memory, such as read only memory (ROM). The system memory  712  may store data such as the communication data  707  and/or program modules such as the operating system  705  and the communication software  706  that are accessible to and/or are operated on by the one or more processors  703 . 
     The computer  701  may also have other removable/non-removable, volatile/non-volatile computer storage media.  FIG.  7    shows the mass storage device  704  which may provide non-volatile storage of computer code, computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, and other data for the computer  701 . The mass storage device  704  may be a hard disk, a removable magnetic disk, a removable optical disk, magnetic cassettes or other magnetic storage devices, flash memory cards, CD-ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical storage, random access memories (RAM), read only memories (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), and the like. 
     Any quantity of program modules may be stored on the mass storage device  704 , such as the operating system  705  and the communication software  706 . Each of the operating system  705  and the communication software  706  (or some combination thereof) may have elements of the program modules and the communication software  706 . The communication data  707  may also be stored on the mass storage device  704 . The communication data  707  may be stored in any of one or more databases known in the art. Such databases may be DB2®, Microsoft® Access, Microsoft® SQL Server, Oracle®, mySQL, PostgreSQL, and the like. The databases may be centralized or distributed across locations within the network  715 . 
     A user may enter commands and information into the computer  701  via an input device (not shown). Examples of such input devices comprise, but are not limited to, a keyboard, pointing device (e.g., a computer mouse, remote control), a microphone, a joystick, a scanner, tactile input devices such as gloves, and other body coverings, motion sensor, and the like These and other input devices may be connected to the one or more processors  703  via a human machine interface  702  that is coupled to the bus  713 , but may be connected by other interface and bus structures, such as a parallel port, game port, an IEEE 1394 Port (also known as a Firewire port), a serial port, network adapter  708 , and/or a universal serial bus (USB). 
     The display device  711  may also be connected to the bus  713  via an interface, such as the display adapter  709 . It is contemplated that the computer  701  may have more than one display adapter  709  and the computer  701  may have more than one display device  711 . The display device  711  may be a monitor, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), light emitting diode (LED) display, television, smart lens, smart glass, and/or a projector. In addition to the display device  711 , other output peripheral devices may be components such as speakers (not shown) and a printer (not shown) which may be connected to the computer  701  via the Input/Output Interface  710 . Any step and/or result of the methods may be output (or caused to be output) in any form to an output device. Such output may be any form of visual representation, including, but not limited to, textual, graphical, animation, audio, tactile, and the like. The display device  711  and computer  701  may be part of one device, or separate devices. 
     The computer  701  may operate in a networked environment using logical connections to one or more remote computing devices  714   a,b,c . A remote computing device may be a personal computer, computing station (e.g., workstation), portable computer (e.g., laptop, mobile phone, tablet device), smart device (e.g., smartphone, smart watch, activity tracker, smart apparel, smart accessory), security and/or monitoring device, a server, a router, a network computer, a peer device, edge device, and so on. Logical connections between the computer  701  and a remote computing device  714   a,b,c  may be made via a network  715 , such as a local area network (LAN) and/or a general wide area network (WAN). Such network connections may be through the network adapter  708 . The network adapter  708  may be implemented in both wired and wireless environments. Such networking environments are conventional and commonplace in dwellings, offices, enterprise-wide computer networks, intranets, and the Internet. 
     Application programs and other executable program components such as the operating system  705  are shown herein as discrete blocks, although it is recognized that such programs and components reside at various times in different storage components of the computing device  701 , and are executed by the one or more processors  703  of the computer. An implementation of the communication software  706  may be stored on or sent across some form of computer readable media. Any of the described methods may be performed by processor-executable instructions embodied on computer readable media. 
     While specific configurations have been described, it is not intended that the scope be limited to the particular configurations set forth, as the configurations herein are intended in all respects to be possible configurations rather than restrictive. 
     Unless otherwise expressly stated, it is in no way intended that any method set forth herein be construed as requiring that its steps be performed in a specific order. Accordingly, where a method claim does not actually recite an order to be followed by its steps or it is not otherwise specifically stated in the claims or descriptions that the steps are to be limited to a specific order, it is in no way intended that an order be inferred, in any respect. This holds for any possible non-express basis for interpretation, including: matters of logic with respect to arrangement of steps or operational flow; plain meaning derived from grammatical organization or punctuation; the number or type of configurations described in the specification. 
     It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations may be made without departing from the scope or spirit. Other configurations will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice described herein. It is intended that the specification and described configurations be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.