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Real-time rate control mechanism for multi-rate data transmissions in wireless networks

US8681623B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 9, 2013
Grant dateMar 25, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 9, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W84/14
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Wireless networks are becoming increasingly heterogeneous in terms of the processing capabilities of network users' receiving equipment. According to embodiments of the innovation, in a communications network comprising a plurality of receivers with different data reception rate capabilities, data frames targeted to respective receivers may be transmitted to the receivers in accordance with the respective data reception rate capabilities of the receivers.

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