Wireless network
US6178512A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/037
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of operating a wireless network comprising a plurality of public wireless terminals and private wireless terminals, and optionally a base station uses a transmission frame including a control section which may schedule encrypted communication between private wireless terminals and unencrypted communication between public wireless terminals and between public and private wireless terminals. Wireless terminals may join the network as private or public terminals.
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