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Method and apparatus for varying the rate at which broadcast beacons are transmitted

US7180884B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 27, 2003
Grant dateFeb 20, 2007
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2023

Classification

  • 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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