A method comprising: identifying a neighbor network (108; 810; 814; 1002; 1010; 1018) at a first network device (104; 804; 806; 1004; 1006; 1012; 1014; 1022; 1020; 1100) of a local network (102; 802; 1002; 1010; 1018), wherein the local network (102; 802; 1002; 1010; 1018) and the neighbor network (108; 808; 814; 1002; 1010; 1018) communicate via a common communication channel, wherein the first network device (104; 804; 806; 810; 812; 1004; 1006; 1012; 1014; 1022; 1020; 1100) belongs to a first device type that supports inter-network channel reuse; determining, at the first network device (104; 804; 806; 1004; 1006; 1012; 1014; 1022; 1020; 1100), an inter-network channel reuse decision that indicates whether to reuse the communication channel between the local network (102; 802; 1002; 1010; 1018) and the neighbor network (108; 808; 814; 1002; 1010; 1018); determining whether at least one of the local network (102; 802; 1002; 1010; 1018) and the neighbor network (108; 808; 814; 1002; 1010; 1018) comprises a network device (106; 112; 816; 818) that belongs to a second device type that does not support inter-network channel reuse; if determined that at least one of the local network (102; 802; 1002; 1010; 1018) and the neighbor network (108; 808; 814; 1002; 1010; 1018) comprise a network device (106; 112; 816; 818) that belongs to the second device type and if the inter-network channel reuse decision indicates to reuse the communication channel, determining channel performance measurements associated with one or more network devices (106; 112; 816; 818) that belong to the second device type in the local network (102; 802; 1002; 1010; 1018) and the neighbor network (108; 808; 814; 1002; 1010; 1018) based, at least in part, on reusing the communication channel with the one or more network devices (106; 112; 816; 818); and determining whether to maintain the inter-network channel reuse decision based, at least in part, on comparing the channel performance measurements associated with each network device (106; 112; 816; 818) that belongs to the second device type against corresponding performance measurement thresholds. identifying a neighbor network (108; 810; 814; 1002; 1010; 1018) at a first network device (104; 804; 806; 1004; 1006; 1012; 1014; 1022; 1020; 1100) of a local network (102; 802; 1002; 1010; 1018), wherein the local network (102; 802; 1002; 1010; 1018) and the neighbor network (108; 808; 814; 1002; 1010; 1018) communicate via a common communication channel, wherein the first network device (104; 804; 806; 810; 812; 1004; 1006; 1012; 1014; 1022; 1020; 1100) belongs to a first device type that supports inter-network channel reuse; determining, at the first network device (104; 804; 806; 1004; 1006; 1012; 1014; 1022; 1020; 1100), an inter-network channel reuse decision that indicates whether to reuse the communication channel between the local network (102; 802; 1002; 1010; 1018) and the neighbor network (108; 808; 814; 1002; 1010; 1018); determining whether at least one of the local network (102; 802; 1002; 1010; 1018) and the neighbor network (108; 808; 814; 1002; 1010; 1018) comprises a network device (106; 112; 816; 818) that belongs to a second device type that does not support inter-network channel reuse; if determined that at least one of the local network (102; 802; 1002; 1010; 1018) and the neighbor network (108; 808; 814; 1002; 1010; 1018) comprise a network device (106; 112; 816; 818) that belongs to the second device type and if the inter-network channel reuse decision indicates to reuse the communication channel, determining channel performance measurements associated with one or more network devices (106; 112; 816; 818) that belong to the second device type in the local network (102; 802; 1002; 1010; 1018) and the neighbor network (108; 808; 814; 1002; 1010; 1018) based, at least in part, on reusing the communication channel with the one or more network devices (106; 112; 816; 818); and determining whether to maintain the inter-network channel reuse decision based, at least in part, on comparing the channel performance measurements associated with each network device (106; 112; 816; 818) that belongs to the second device type against corresponding performance measurement thresholds.