Multiplex communications – Communication over free space – Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-08
2008-07-08
Tran, CongVan (Department: 2617)
Multiplex communications
Communication over free space
Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by...
C370S331000, C455S436000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10951974
ABSTRACT:
A method for reducing the number of channels that are scanned during a handoff situation for a wireless endpoint station in a wireless local area network (WLAN), such as an IEEE 802.11 network, by tracking past user movements within the WLAN. A suitable sequence of channels to be scanned is generated so that reduce the number of handoffs are reduced and the average time during a handoff is reduced. To reduce handoffs and handoff latencies, the principle of locality (user movement patterns tend to be repetitive) is used. By tracking the past handoffs, future handoffs are predicted.
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Chandra Praphul
Lide David
Sindhwani Manoj
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