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Communication terminal device

US8095078B2 · kind B2 · utility

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1References

25Claims

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Assignee

Infineon Technologies AG · DE

Inventors

Michael Benkert · Holle, DE
Andreas Schmidt · Braunschweig, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 18, 2007
Grant date	Jan 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 21, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W8/005
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an embodiment of the invention, a communication terminal device, which may include a message generation circuit configured to generate an information inquiry message which specifies that another communication terminal device should transmit information about performance features of units in the physical layer or the data link layer of the other communication terminal device to that communication terminal device, a transmitting circuit configured to transmit the information inquiry message, a receiving circuit configured to receive an information message with the information from the other communication device terminal, and a selection circuit which is configured to use the information to select units in the physical layer or the data link layer of the communication terminal which should be used to set up a communication link to the other communication terminal device.

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