Patent · US Expired

Local area network with a bridge terminal for transmitting data between a plurality of sub-networks

US6556576B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NV · NL

Inventors

Yonggang Du · Hangzhou City, CN
Christoph Herrmann · Aachen, DE
Klaus Peter May · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 21, 1999
Grant date	Apr 29, 2003
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 21, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/14
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A bridge terminal of a local area network is provided for transmitting data between the terminals of at least two sub-networks via a wireless medium. The bridge terminal is alternately connected to the sub-networks for exchanging data. For buffering received data for an unconnected sub-network, the bridge terminal includes an intermediate store.

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