function deleteChannel($channel)
{
$ch = strtolower($channel);
foreach ($this->configuration as $layer => $data) {
if (isset($data['__channels']) && isset($data['__channels'][$ch])) {
unset($this->configuration[$layer]['__channels'][$ch]);
}
}
$this->_channels = array_flip($this->_channels);
unset($this->_channels[$ch]);
$this->_channels = array_flip($this->_channels);
}