Multi-channel management and load balancing

US8977282B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8977282-B2
Application numberUS-72746710-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 19, 2010
Priority dateMar 24, 2009
Publication dateMar 10, 2015
Grant dateMar 10, 2015

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Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a protocol to allow for load balancing between multiple frequency channels in a wireless communications system.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for wireless communications, comprising: communicating with a plurality of wireless apparatuses concurrently via a plurality of frequency channels; determining at least a first set of the plurality of frequency channels on which to transmit a message containing information regarding traffic loading and available bandwidth of one or more of the plurality of frequency channels, wherein the determination is based at least on switching speed to access…

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What does patent US8977282B2 cover?
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a protocol to allow for load balancing between multiple frequency channels in a wireless communications system.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Abraham Santosh Paul, Merlin Simone, Wentink Maarten Menzo, and 3 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W72/52. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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