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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2006
Applicants:
Haitao Wu, Redmond, WA (US);
Kun Tan, Redmond, WA (US);
Fan Yang, Redmond, WA (US);
Shipeng LI, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Haitao Wu, Redmond, WA (US);
Kun Tan, Redmond, WA (US);
Fan Yang, Redmond, WA (US);
Shipeng Li, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/14 (2006.01); H04J 1/16 (2006.01); H04W 72/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a described implementation, a channel cost metric (CCM) is determined in a wireless network environment. The CCM may be determined responsive to an expected transmission time (ETT) and a frequency of air time (FAT), which reflects a channel utilization. In an example implementation, a channel assignment and/or a routing for a network configuration may be switched responsive to the determined CCM.