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Real-time rate control mechanism for multi-rate data transmissions in wireless networks

US7230922B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 2002
Grant dateJun 12, 2007
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/14
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Wireless networks are becoming increasingly heterogeneous in terms of the processing capabilities of network users' receiving equipment. According to embodiments of the invention, in a communications network comprising a plurality of receivers with different data reception rate capabilities, data frames targeted to respective receivers may be transmitted to the receivers in accordance with the respective data reception rate capabilities of the receivers.

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