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Systems and methods for reducing communication network congestion

US11974159B1 · kind B1 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. · US

Inventors

John C. Bahr · Superior, US
Luther E. Smith · Fort Lupton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 3, 2022
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 3, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/10
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for reducing communication network congestion includes (1) obtaining, from a first communication device, a scan of a first communication channel for presence of a first network identifier, (2) determining, from the scan of the first communication channel, that the first network identifier is being broadcasted on the first communication channel by a communication device other than the first communication device, and (3) in response to determining that the first network identifier is being broadcasted on the first communication channel, inhibiting broadcasting of the first network identifier on the first communication channel by the first communication device.

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