WLAN channel allocation

US9025540B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9025540-B2
Application numberUS-201213402869-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 22, 2012
Priority dateFeb 8, 2011
Publication dateMay 5, 2015
Grant dateMay 5, 2015

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An available frequency band for communication is determined, and a subset of communication channels from possible communication channels within the available frequency band is determined based on the available frequency band. A communication channel is selected from the subset of communication channels, and the selected communication channel is utilized to communicate with one or more communication devices.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: determining, within a spectrum allocated for television (TV) signal transmission, an available frequency band for communication, the available frequency band having one or more contiguous TV channel slots in which television signals are not being transmitted; determining, based on the available frequency band, a channel map of wireless local area network (WLAN) communication channels within the available frequency band, wherein the ch…

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What does patent US9025540B2 cover?
An available frequency band for communication is determined, and a subset of communication channels from possible communication channels within the available frequency band is determined based on the available frequency band. A communication channel is selected from the subset of communication channels, and the selected communication channel is utilized to communicate with one or more communica…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Banerjea Raja, Zhang Hongyuan, Lambert Paul A, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W16/14. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 05 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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