Multi-band communications for a single wireless base station
US7570612B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2004 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A wireless network apparatus and corresponding method and computer program comprises channel queues each to store packets of data to be transmitted on a respective wireless channel in one of a plurality of frequency bands; a memory to store a channel access time value and a return to channel value for each of the wireless channels; and a controller to select one of the wireless channels according to a channel polling scheme, and on that channel, cause a start beacon packet to be sent, exchange packets of data for an interval specified by the channel access time value, cause a stop beacon packet to be sent at the end of the interval specified by the channel access time value, and cause a further start beacon packet to be sent at the end of an interval specified by the return to channel value.
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