Patent ID: 6985465

Claim:
A method for dynamically selecting a communication channel between an access point (AP) and a plurality of stations (STAs) located within the coverage area of a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network (WLAN), the method comprising the steps of: (a) determining whether a new channel to be used by said plurality of wireless stations is needed; (b) requesting, by said AP, a channel signal quality measure to at least one of said plurality of stations; (c) scanning a set of channels available for use by said plurality of stations to determine whether a signal from an adjacent BSS is received; (d) if said adjacent BSS signal is detected, determining a signal quality measure of each channel of said set of channels based on a received signal strength indication (RSSI) and a packet error rate (PER) of all said channels measured by said plurality of stations to said AP; and, (e) selecting said new channel based on said measured RSSI and said PER information.