Scalable wireless network topology systems and methods
US6728514B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W74/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Wireless broadband data access is provided to and from a plurality of locations distributed randomly over a large geographic area. The network can be deployed one node at a time, with a new node incorporated into the network if within radio frequency range of any existing node in the network. The newly incorporated node can then be the attaching point for another new node that requires incorporation into the network. Data can be forwarded over multiple hops to reach its destination in the network, with the data-polling scheme self-synchronizing with minimal transmission overhead.
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