A network reconfiguration protocol is provided that is initiated by the
congested communication node (300). When a node (300) determines it is a
bottleneck node, it will then analyze complaints from other nodes to
determine which nodes are being affected by the bottleneck. The congested
node will request the reconfiguration of select neighboring communication
nodes in the ad hoc network to use an alternate channel (e.g., frequency)
for future communications. Because nodes experiencing poor
transmission/reception due to a bottleneck node are reconfigured to
operate on a different channel, congestion is greatly reduced.