A collection of wirelessly networked devices including first devices wirelessly
networked together using a first wireless protocol that is a frequency hopping
protocol, and second devices wirelessly networked together using a second wireless
protocol, are operated in a coordinated manner, including proactive reduction of
interference between the networked devices. In one embodiment, the first devices
include at least a first and a second subset operating with a first and a second
frequency hopping pattern respectively. The proactive reduction effort includes
synchronized operations of the first and second subsets of the first devices, and
the second devices operate in a manner complementary to the synchronized operations
of the first devices. In one embodiment, the collection of wirelessly networked
devices includes at least one wireless device that operates in both wireless networks
in accordance with both wireless protocols. The multi-protocol device is equipped
to at least facilitate prospective anticipation of whether transmission of a long
packet that spans multiple ones of successive frequencies by a device of the first
wireless network will cause interference with devices of the second wireless network.
