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Method and apparatus for increasing the effective bandwidth within a digital wireless network

US6754196B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 1998
Grant dateJun 22, 2004
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Expiry dateApr 20, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/0453
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A plurality of devices communicate information over a wireless network at radio frequencies. The information includes digital audio, video and data. Bandwidth among the devices is dynamically allocated, the allocation being based upon the needs of the devices. One embodiment of the wireless network is a Time Division Multiple Access network. Another embodiment is a wireless Ethernet. Yet another embodiment is a Frequency Division Multiplexed network.

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