Telecommunications – Radiotelephone system – Programming control
Reexamination Certificate
2008-03-04
2008-03-04
Kincaid, Lester G. (Department: 2617)
Telecommunications
Radiotelephone system
Programming control
C370S338000, C370S349000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07340247
ABSTRACT:
A wireless discovery and communication mechanism to facilitate configuration, management and performance tasks associated with wireless network environments. In certain embodiments, access elements transmit and receive neighbor messages on a periodic basis to neighboring access elements. The neighbor messages can include configuration and/or protocol information to allow the access elements or associated devices to discover each other over the air. The present invention can be applied to a variety of wireless network architectures, such as a plurality of distributed, substantially autonomous access points, or to a hierarchical wireless network system comprising central control elements, each supervising and controlling one or more access elements as described more fully below.
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Calhoun Patrice R.
Dietrich Paul F.
Friday Robert J.
O'Hara, Jr. Robert B.
Airespace, Inc.
Kincaid Lester G.
Shedrick Charles
Spolyar Mark J.
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