Translation system and related method for use with a communication device
US6928057B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 5, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L69/323
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A translation system and related method for use with a communications device having a physical layer system and a data link layer system with a media access control layer subsystem and coupleable to a communications network. In one embodiment, the translation system includes a generator that constructs a piggyback packet containing characteristics associated with the physical layer system. The translation system also includes a correlator, coupled to the generator, that receives the piggyback packet and extracts information about the physical layer system. The generator and correlator transmit and receive the piggyback packet without substantially modifying the media access control layer subsystem.
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