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United States Patent 8,036,597
Rahman , et al. October 11, 2011
Method and apparatus for determining a level of involvement of mesh points in a wireless communication system

Abstract
In a wireless communication system comprising a plurality of mesh points (MPs), a method for determining a level of involvement of MPs within the system includes a first MP transmitting a network status request signal to a second MP. The second MP responds to the first MP with network status information. The first MP receives the network status information from the second MP, and determines a level of involvement in the wireless system based on the network status information.

Inventors: Rahman; Shamim Akbar (Montreal, CA), Zuniga; Juan Carlos (Montreal, CA), Rudolf; Marian (Montreal, CA)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)
Appl. No.: 11/393,302
Filed: March 29, 2006
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
60667718 Apr., 2005
Current U.S. Class: 455/41.2 ; 370/338; 455/517
Current International Class: H04B 7/00 (20060101)
Field of Search: 370/235,254,329,338,348,351,392,400,477,331-332,401 455/422.1,436-437,439,442,41.2,517

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