Method for managing hidden stations in a centrally controlled network
US7720471B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 18, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B2203/5445
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The embodiments of the present invention provide methods, devices, and systems enabling a central coordinator to manage hidden stations via a proxy central coordinator, where a hidden station is discovered based on beacons and made known to other networked devices via transmitted lists.
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