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Wireless local loop automatic delay setting

US6233257A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateOct 3, 1997
Grant dateMay 15, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 3, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W56/009
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system that enables an automatic delay setting within a wireless local loop system. The present invention determines the transmission distance time delay existing between a base station and a personal station by employing the communication interface that is utilized between them. The main reason for determining the transmission time delay caused by large transmission distances (e.g., over 300 meters) existing between base stations and personal stations is to compensate for it. Once the transmission distance time delay is known, the personal station utilizes that value to compensate for it. Specifically, the present invention directs a base station to transmit a control signal to a personal station. The personal station receives the control signal and transmits a signal to the base station. The base station determines if it started to receive the signal from the personal station later than it expected the signal to arrive, assuming close proximity of the two stations. If the signal arrived when it was expected to arrive, the base station discontinues determining the transmission distance time delay. If the signal arrived later than expected, the base station calculates …

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