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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2001
John L. Blair, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ming-ju Ho, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Michael S. Rawles, Acworth, GA (US);
Raymond R. Thomas, Atlanta, GA (US);
John L. Blair, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ming-Ju Ho, Alpharetta, GA (US);
Michael S. Rawles, Acworth, GA (US);
Raymond R. Thomas, Atlanta, GA (US);
Agere Systems Inc., Allentown, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a controller for use with a transceiver in a wireless communications network. In one embodiment, the controller includes a sensing system that senses, perhaps periodically, at least one characteristic associated with at least two channels of the wireless communications network. The controller further includes a modification system that updates channel information in a channel information table associated with the at least two channels based on the at least one characteristic. The controller still further includes a selection system that selects channels in accordance with the channel information.