US Patent 7453844 Dynamic allocation of channels in a wireless network

Bandwidth is deployed within a wireless network efficiently by making multiple channels available to wireless devices within a coverage area and intelligently controlling access to those channels. For example, channels to which each wireless device is registered with may be based on quality of service factors. According to one embodiment, upon attempted access to a wireless network channel, an access point grants or refuses a wireless device access based on quality of service factors relating to the device, the channel and the other channels that the device could access.