Apparatus, system and method of selecting a wireless communication channel

1. A wireless communication device comprising:

a channel selector to determine a plurality of channel grades of a respective plurality of potential wireless communication channels, said channel selector to determine a channel grade of said plurality of channel grades according to a weighted function of a plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to a potential wireless communication channel of said plurality of potential wireless communication channels, wherein said channel selector is to select, based on said plurality of channel grades, a selected wireless communication channel from said plurality of potential wireless communication channels; and

a radio to communicate over the selected wireless communication channel,

wherein said radio is to communicate with a first wireless network over the selected wireless communication channel, while concurrently communicating with a second wireless network over a network wireless communication channel, the channel selector to assign a predefined grade to a particular channel of said plurality of potential wireless communication channels based on whether or not switching communication with the first wireless network to the particular channel requires a reconnection operation.

2. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said channel selector is to assign a predefined activity-based grade to the potential wireless communication channel based on whether or not the potential wireless communication channel is active in said first wireless network or said second wireless network.

3. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said channel selector is to determine the channel grade of the potential wireless communication channel based on a combination of a first grading value and a second grading value, said first grading value being a result of the weighted function of the plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to said potential wireless communication channel, and the second grading value being a result of a weighted function of a plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to said network wireless communication channel subject to communication of said first wireless network over said potential wireless communication channel.

4. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said channel selector is to assign one or more predefined highest grades to one or more potential channels, which are active in said first wireless network or said second wireless network.

5. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said channel selector is to assign a predefined lowest grade to the particular channel, if switching the communication with the first wireless network to the particular channel requires the reconnection operation.

6. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said channel selector is to assign a predefined lowest grade to the particular channel, if a capacity of said particular channel does not support a required capacity of said first and second wireless networks.

7. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said wireless communication device is to perform a role of a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Group Owner (GO) of said first wireless network, and to communicate with an access point of said second wireless network via said network wireless communication channel.

8. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said channel selector is to determine one or more weighting coefficients of said weighted function based on one or more performance requirements corresponding to traffic to be communicated over said selected wireless communication channel.

9. The wireless communication device of claim 8 , wherein said one or more performance requirements comprise at least one requirement selected from the group consisting of a capacity requirement, a latency requirement, and a jitter requirement.

10. The wireless communication device of claim 1 , wherein said channel selector is to determine one or more weighting coefficients of said weighted function based on one or more power constraints of said wireless communication device.

11. The wireless communication device of claim 2 , wherein said plurality of channel assessment parameters comprises at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of a channel load of said potential wireless communication channel, an estimated Physical Layer (PHY) rate corresponding to the potential wireless communication channel, a distribution of channel traffic according to Access Category (AC) over said potential wireless communication channel, a relationship between packet length and transmit opportunity duration over the potential wireless communication channel, a collision probability over the potential wireless communication channel, distributions of Received-Signal-Strength over the potential wireless communication channel, and a transmission energy over the potential wireless communication channel.

12. A wireless communication system comprising:

one or more antennas;

a memory;

a processor;

a channel selector to determine a plurality of channel grades of a respective plurality of potential wireless communication channels, said channel selector to determine a channel grade of said plurality of channel grades according to a weighted function of a plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to a potential wireless communication channel of said plurality of potential wireless communication channels, wherein said channel selector is to select, based on said plurality of channel grades, a selected wireless communication channel from said plurality of potential wireless communication channels; and

a radio to communicate via said one or more antennas over the selected wireless communication channel,

wherein said radio is to communicate with a first wireless network over the selected wireless communication channel, while concurrently communicating with a second wireless network over a network wireless communication channel, the channel selector to assign a predefined grade to a particular channel of said plurality of potential wireless communication channels based on whether or not switching communication with the first wireless network to the particular channel requires a reconnection operation.

13. The wireless communication system of claim 12 , wherein said channel selector is to assign one or more predefined highest grades to one or more potential channels, which are active in said first wireless network or said second wireless network.

14. The wireless communication system of claim 12 , wherein said channel selector is to determine the channel grade of the potential wireless communication channel based on a combination of a first grading value and a second grading value, said first grading value being a result of the weighted function of the plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to said potential wireless communication channel, and the second grading value being a result of a weighted function of a plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to said network wireless communication channel subject to communication of said first wireless network over said potential wireless communication channel.

15. The wireless communication system of claim 12 , wherein said channel selector is to determine one or more weighting coefficients of said weighted function based on one or more performance requirements corresponding to traffic to be communicated over said selected wireless communication channel.

16. The wireless communication system of claim 12 , wherein said channel selector is to determine one or more weighting coefficients of said weighted function based on one or more power constraints.

17. A method of wireless communication, the method comprising:

determining a plurality of channel grades of a respective plurality of potential wireless communication channels, wherein determining said plurality of channel grades comprises determining a channel grade of said plurality of channel grades according to a weighted function of a plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to a potential wireless communication channel of said plurality of potential wireless communication channels;

selecting, based on said plurality of channel grades, a selected wireless communication channel from said plurality of potential wireless communication channels; and

communicating over the selected wireless communication channel,

wherein said method comprises communicating with a first wireless network over the selected wireless communication channel, while concurrently communicating with a second wireless network over a network wireless communication channel, and assigning a predefined grade to a particular channel of said plurality of potential wireless communication channels based on whether or not switching communication with the first wireless network to the particular channel requires a reconnection operation.

18. The method of claim 17 comprising assigning a predefined lowest grade to the potential wireless communication channel, if a capacity of said potential wireless communication channel does not support a required capacity of said first and second wireless networks.

19. The method of claim 17 comprising determining the channel grade of the potential wireless communication channel based on a combination of a first grading value and a second grading value, said first grading value being a result of the weighted function of the plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to said potential wireless communication channel, and the second grading value being a result of a weighted function of a plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to said network wireless communication channel subject to communication of said first wireless network over said potential wireless communication channel.

20. A product including one or more tangible computer-readable non-transitory storage media comprising computer-executable instructions operable to, when executed by at least one processor, enable the at least one processor to cause a wireless communication device to:

determine a plurality of channel grades of a respective plurality of potential wireless communication channels, wherein determining said plurality of channel grades comprises determining a channel grade of said plurality of channel grades according to a weighted function of a plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to a potential wireless communication channel of said plurality of potential wireless communication channels;

select, based on said plurality of channel grades, a selected wireless communication channel from said plurality of potential wireless communication channels; and

communicate over the selected wireless communication channel,

wherein said instructions, when executed, cause the wireless communication device to communicate with a first wireless network over the selected wireless communication channel, while concurrently communicating with a second wireless network over a network wireless communication channel, and to assign a predefined grade to a particular channel of said plurality of potential wireless communication channels based on whether or not switching communication with the first wireless network to the particular channel requires a reconnection operation.

21. The product of claim 20 , wherein said instructions, when executed, cause the wireless communication device to perform a role of a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Group Owner (GO) of said first wireless network, and to communicate with an access point of said second wireless network via said network wireless communication channel.

22. The product of claim 20 , wherein said instructions, when executed, cause the wireless communication device to determine the channel grade of the potential wireless communication channel based on a combination of a first grading value and a second grading value, said first grading value being a result of the weighted function of the plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to said potential wireless communication channel, and the second grading value being a result of a weighted function of a plurality of channel assessment parameters corresponding to said network wireless communication channel subject to communication of said first wireless network over said potential wireless communication channel.

23. The product of claim 20 , wherein said instructions, when executed, cause the wireless communication device to determine one or more weighting coefficients of said weighted function based on one or more performance requirements corresponding to traffic to be communicated over said selected wireless communication channel.

24. The product of claim 20 , wherein said instructions, when executed, cause the wireless communication device to determine one or more weighting coefficients of said weighted function based on one or more power constraints.

25. The product of claim 20 , wherein said plurality of channel assessment parameters comprise at least one parameter selected from the group consisting of a channel load of said potential wireless communication channel, an estimated Physical Layer (PHY) rate corresponding to the potential wireless communication channel, a distribution of channel traffic according to Access Category (AC) over said potential wireless communication channel, a relationship between packet length and transmit opportunity duration over the potential wireless communication channel, a collision probability over the potential wireless communication channel, distributions of Received-Signal-Strength over the potential wireless communication channel, and a transmission energy over the potential wireless communication channel.