Patent ID: 8315215

Claim:
A method for allocating a plurality of channels in a wireless network, said method comprising: scanning unused channels of said plurality of channels in sectors of said wireless network, wherein said scanning is performed by a base station serving said sectors; measuring a signal quality of said each scanned unused channel; sorting said unused channels according to said measured signal quality; ordering said sorted unused channels according to a statistical algorithm; generating an ordered list of available channels according to results of said ordering; broadcasting said ordered list of available channels to one or more access terminals (ATs) registered with said base station; initiating new communication between said base station and said one or more ATs using a channel selected from said ordered list; creating an AT ordered list of unused local channel of said plurality of channels surrounding one of said one or more ATs, the AT ordered list being sorted according to a measured local signal quality and ordered according to an AT statistical algorithm; and comparing said AT ordered list with said ordered list to determine a highest channel common to both of said lists, wherein said common highest channel is located in a top portion of said ordered list and said channel selected comprises said common highest channel.