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Method and operation for operation between WPAN and WLAN for a network interface card

US8837353B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 2009
Grant dateSep 16, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W36/0027
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless network adapter may provide an absence indicator to devices in a first network to alert such devices to a time period when the wireless network adapter is not available in the first network. The wireless network adapter may operate in multiple networks, wherein the multiple networks are time division multiplexed on a same transmission channel. The absence indicator may be provided as a Notice Of Absence (NOA) Information Element (IE).

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