Methods and apparatus for determining a composite channel
US8811203B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a communication system that utilizes at least a primary channel, a secondary channel. and a tertiary channel, it is determined whether the primary channel is idle, and it is determined that a composite channel includes a set of one or more channels chosen from at least i) the primary channel, ii) the secondary channel, and iii) the tertiary channel based at least on a determination of whether the primary channel is idle. A signal is transmitted via the composite channel after determining the composite channel.
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