Patent ID: 8817722

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, at a first device within a basic services set (BSS), the BSS including an access point device, wherein the first device communicates with a second device over a first channel, an instruction to cease communicating over the first channel and an indication of a second channel, wherein the instruction and the indication correspond to an access point-initiated channel switch to switch the BSS from the first channel to the second channel due to detection of an interference signal on the first channel that satisfies a radar signal detection criterion; determining whether the second device is within the BSS; and in response to determining that the second device is within the BSS, establishing, by the first device, a direct link with the second device to enable communication between the first device and the second device bypassing the access point device using the second channel, wherein establishing the direct link enables a quality of service criterion for data exchange between the first device and the second device to be satisfied by avoiding a non-communication period on the first channel prior to completion of the access point-initiated channel switch.