Multiplex communications – Communication over free space – Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...
Reexamination Certificate
2004-11-30
2008-12-16
Duong, Frank (Department: 2616)
Multiplex communications
Communication over free space
Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...
C370S462000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07466676
ABSTRACT:
A multi-tone synchronous collision resolution system permits communication nodes within a MANET to contend simultaneously for a plurality of available channels. The communication nodes contend for access using a synchronous signaling mechanism that utilizes multiple tones in a synchronous manner to resolve contentions. Contentions are arbitrated locally, and a surviving subset of communication nodes is selected. The communication nodes of the surviving subset then transmit data packets simultaneously across the available communication channels.
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Das Sajal Kumar
Gupta Rohit
Singh Ravindra
Duong Frank
Jorgenson Lisa K.
Munck William A.
STMicroelectronics Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
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