A method for channel switching by a secondary node. The method includes: receiving, from a primary node, a downlink transmission, measuring one or more statistics about the downlink transmission, determining, from the downlink transmission, an uplink interval, transmitting, to the primary node during the uplink interval, the measured one or more statistics about the downlink transmission, receiving, from the primary node, an indication of a set of useable channels, determining, based on the set of useable channels and at least one of the primary node or the secondary node, a next channel from the set of useable channels, and switching to the next channel based on a switch indication from the primary node.