Patent ID: 7606573

Claim:
An access point operable to provide wireless network access to client devices coupled to a wireless network, the access point comprising: a controller that automatically chooses one of a plurality of radio frequencies on which to operate, said controller choosing said frequency after evaluating frequencies on which other access points operate, said controller comprising: a. logic for picking a frequency; b. logic for transmitting on said frequency; c. logic for receiving on said frequency; d. logic for evaluating whether other access points are heard on said frequency; e. logic for reducing transmission power; f. logic for evaluating whether said other access points are still heard on said frequency; g. logic for storing the transmission power at which no other access points are heard; h. logic for picking a next frequency as the frequency and repeating steps b-g until all of the plurality of frequencies has been picked; i. logic for comparing said stored transmission powers; j. logic for choosing for operation the frequency associated with the highest stored transmission power.