Mac to Apple TV Apple TV drops signal

I have an ongoing problem with my MacBook Pro and AppleTv.
I turn on mirroring to Apple TV on my Mac and everything starts out great!  Then a few minutes later Apple TV drops my Mac signal.
This behavior happen when writing a Word document, viewing a mov webinar recording, participating in a live WebEx and/Adobe Connect webinar or training session, etc.
Any idea what is happening and how I can make Apple TV mirroring reliable and persistent?

likely wifi network interference
connect both by ethernet to verify this
when it's verified you start working toward getting a more stable wifi network
using a different wifi channel then other wifi networks is a good start
changing from 2.4Ghz to 5Ghz is another

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