Distributed Channel Management System

ABSTRACT Wireless hotspots are typically implemented using 802.11 APs. Each AP typically operates on a single, administrator-configured wireless channel. Each client associates with a single AP and subsequently interacts with this AP alone, on the AP’s configured channel. As a basic design rule, APs within radio frequency (RF) range of each other are set to different ‘non-overlapping’ channels. Proper assignment of channels to APs is important so that the network can take full advantage of the total wireless bandwidth offered by the multiple channels. Channel Assignment Approaches. Most APs ar…