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US 5,875,179 AGranted
Method and apparatus for synchronized communication over wireless backbone architecture
AssigneeProxim, Inc.
InventorTerry L. Tikalsky
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AssigneeProxim, Inc.
InventorTerry L. Tikalsky
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The present invention is directed to providing wireless communication among a plurality of nodes and repeaters that are synchronized for communication with a central hub that constitutes a master repeater. For example, the present invention is directed to a wireless network having a wireless backbone of repeaters which can use frequency hopping to automatically establish synchronization despite dynamic changes in the wireless communication system. Exemplary embodiments provide for control of synchronization whereby a repeater, when introduced to the system, automatically scans for, and synchronizes to another repeater, while at the same time continuing to listen for other repeater signals which identify either the master repeater, or another repeater which is closer to the master repeater (i.e., communicates to the master repeater through a more direct communication link).
A communication system comprising:
In a communication system having a first node and a second node, a method of dynamically assigning a depth to the second node, wherein a depth assigned to a given node represents a number of nodes between the given node and a master node, the method of assigning a depth to the second node comprising the steps of:
A method for establishing synchronization between a first node and a second node, the method comprising the steps of:
A communications network having a first node and a second node, said second node comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.