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Discontinuous transmission CDMA system

US8233442B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 2000
Grant dateJul 31, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/04
  • WIPO fieldTelecommunications
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of transmitting from a first node to a second node, said method comprising the steps of transmitting in a first mode at least one data frame from said first node to said second node; and determining if there is no data to be transmitted and if there is no data to be transmitted transmitting at least one empty frame in the first mode; and switching to a second mode in which no transmission is made in the absence of data to be transmitted at least some of the time.

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