Patent ID: 8565176

Claim:
A wireless network comprising: at least two subnets, each subnet including a plurality of units configured to wirelessly communicate with each other; and the wireless network being configured to select a local set of communication parameters for internal communication within each subnet; wherein the wireless network is further configured to select the local set of communication parameters for neighboring subnets to be unique, such that internal communication within neighboring subnets is performed by different local sets of communication parameters to prevent interference between neighboring subnets, and select at least one common set of communication parameters that is different than the local sets of communication parameters, for neighboring subnets within the wireless network, such that communication between neighboring subnets in the wireless network may be performed simultaneous with internal communication within each subnet; wherein one of the plurality of units in each subnet is a master configured to select the local set of communication parameters and the common set of communication parameters for each subnet; wherein the wireless network is further configured to base the selection of the local set of communication parameters and the common set of communication parameters on a wireless environment for each subnet; and wherein the master is configured to establish a wireless profile WP of the wireless environment, and to select the local set of communication parameters and the common set of communication parameters for each subnet based on the established wireless profile WP.