Method for a transceiver to select a channel
US5960327A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A transceiver (10) used in an RF messaging system transmits unscheduled messages on a channel selected by the transceiver (10). The transceiver(10) examines a number of factors prior to selecting a channel, including the power available from its battery (39), the power required to send the message, and which channel it had previously used to successfully transmit a message. Depending on the results of this examination, the transceiver (10) can reject the channel it has used successfully on previous occasions and select a different channel having a different data rate.
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