Patent ID: 8666420

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a first wireless interface configured to operate on a first plurality of channels that have dynamic frequency selection regulations; a second wireless interface configured to operate on a second plurality of channels that do not have the dynamic frequency selection regulations; control logic coupled with the first and second wireless interfaces, the control logic being configured to send data and receive data via the first and second wireless interfaces; wherein the control logic is operable to receive data on the second wireless interface, the data comprising data representative of a set of channels compatible with the first wireless interface being used by associated neighboring wireless devices, wherein the data representative of the set of channels compatible with the first wireless interface comprises data indicating radar safe channels of the set of channels compatible with the first wireless interface that are clear of radar signals; wherein the control logic is configured to selectively send a probe request via the second wireless interface for requesting the data from the associated neighboring wireless devices; wherein the control logic is responsive to receiving the data indicating a the radar safe channels of the set of channels compatible with the first wireless interface that are clear of radar signals to select a first radar safe channel from the radar safe channels of the channels compatible with the first interface that are clear of radar signals, and configure the first interface to operate on the selected first radar safe channel; wherein the control logic configures the first interface to operate on the selected first radar safe channel without waiting to detect radar signals after selecting the selected first radar safe channel; wherein the apparatus is a mesh access point; wherein a mesh backhaul is established on the selected first channel.