Method and apparatus for varying the rate at which broadcast beacons are transmitted
US7180884B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an apparatus for varying the rate at which the broadcast beacons are transmitted, there is at least one router (2). The router transmits beacons which contain various types of data, controls the rate at which the beacons are transmitted, and adaptively varies the rate at which the beacons are transmitted, in response to a variety of network conditions.
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