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Device, system and method of point to multipoint communication

US7684806B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

Intel Corporation · US

Inventors

Yakir Ovadia · Kfar Yona, IL
Nadav Shulman · Tel Mond, IL
Daniel Yellin · Raanana, IL
Sharon Levy · Or Akiva, IL
Yona Perets · Raanana, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 21, 2005
Grant date	Mar 23, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 13, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W28/16
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Some embodiments of the invention provide devices, systems and methods of point to multipoint communication. For example, an apparatus in accordance with an embodiment of the invention includes a resource allocator to allocate a wireless communication channel resource to one or more stations of a wireless communication system based on a net benefit function that takes into account an overhead incurred by controlling the allocation of said channel resource.

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