US 11,689,983 B2
Reuse and management of wireless channels
Lakhbir Singh, Aurora, CO (US)
Assigned to Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed by Charter Communications Operating, LLC, St. Louis, MO (US)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/16,578.
Prior Publication US 2022/0078689 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/30 (2009.01); H04W 40/34 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04L 43/10 (2022.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 36/305 (2018.08) [H04L 43/10 (2013.01); H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 40/34 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02)] 31 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
allocating a first wireless channel to a first wireless station, the first wireless channel selected from multiple available wireless channels;
detecting that a second wireless station is a substitute to the first wireless station based on detecting that the second wireless station resides at a same location as the first wireless station; and
in response to the detecting that the second wireless station is the substitute to the first wireless station, allocating the first wireless channel to the second wireless station.