Patent ID: 7453844

Claim:
A method of allocating a plurality of channels for accessing a wireless network among wireless devices, comprising: providing at least two channels for a coverage area originating from at least one access point; providing a channel manager that receives communications from the plurality of channels; receiving a registration request over a first channel of the plurality of channels from a high priority user of a wireless device; determining at the channel manager whether to grant or deny the registration request for the first channel based at least in part on traffic conditions on the plurality of channels; granting the registration request of the high priority user for a selected one of the plurality of channels; terminating the registration of at least one other wireless device on the selected channel as a function of granting the registration request of the high priority user; receiving a registration request from a terminated wireless device on a channel other than the selected channel; granting the registration request for the terminated wireless devices on the channel other than the selected channel; and repeating the following until access is granted for each wireless device seeking access: receiving a registration request over one or more remaining channels of the plurality of channels; and determining at the channel manager whether to grant or deny the registration request for the one or more remaining channels based at least in part on traffic conditions on the one or more remaining channels of the plurality of channels and user priority.