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Using television whitespace spectrum for wireless local area networks

US8483155B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Marvell International Ltd. · BM

Inventors

Raja Banerjea · Sunnyvale, US
Paul A. Lambert · Mountain View, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 22, 2010
Grant date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 19, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A client station includes a transceiver module and an association module. The transceiver module is configured to receive a beacon from an access point. The beacon includes information of a first available channel that is not assigned for licensed use in a regulated frequency spectrum and that is available for use at a location of the access point. The association module is configured to associate the client station with the access point via the first available channel in response to the client station being within range of the location of the access point.

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