Patent ID: 8666411

Claim:
A device operable in a wireless communication system, the device comprising: a receiver configured to receive from each of a plurality of communication nodes respective first data indicative of a power level of a signal received by one of the plurality of communication nodes from a wireless communication device, and second data indicative of a transmit power of a beacon signal transmitted by the one of the plurality of communication nodes, wherein the transmit power of the beacon signal is measured by the one of the plurality of communication nodes; a selection module configured to identify a target communication node from the plurality of communication nodes based at least in part on the first data indicative of the power level of the signal received by the one of the plurality of communication nodes, and the second data indicative of the transmit power of the beacon signal transmitted by the one of the plurality of communication nodes; and a processor configured to cause the wireless communication device to establish a communication channel with the target communication node.