InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Gamco]

United States Patent 9,510,239
Wang , et al. November 29, 2016

Configurable architecture with a converged coordinator


Abstract

Methods and apparatus for a configurable architecture with a converged coordinator are described. The converged coordinator may have multiple radio transceivers or interfaces. The converged coordinator may communicate with a plurality of clusters or Personal Area Networks (PANs). The converged coordinator may include a protocol stack with a Convergence Layer and a Converged Medium Access Control (MAC) layer. The converged coordinator may perform channel switching to allow devices to switch from one channel to another (or from one PAN to another). The method may include active channel switching, passive channel switching, and group-based channel switching, as well as two-step active channel switching and one-step active channel switching. The converged coordinator may perform channel switching due to increased congestion or traffic in a particular cluster or PAN. The method may include new messages and fields within messages for use in channel switching.



Inventors:
Wang; Chonggang (Princeton, NJ), Seed; Dale N. (Allentown, PA), Starsinic; Michael F. (Newtown, PA), Russell, Jr.; Paul L. (Pennington, NJ)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


Wang; Chonggang
Seed; Dale N.
Starsinic; Michael F.
Russell, Jr.; Paul L.
Princeton
Allentown
Newtown
Pennington
NJ
PA
PA
NJ
US
US
US
US


Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000002262193

Appl. No.:
13/984,273

Filed:
February 9, 2012

PCT Filed:
February 09, 2012

PCT No.:
PCT/US2012/024538

371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date:
October 17, 2013

PCT Pub. No.:
WO2012/109478

PCT Pub. Date:
August 16, 2012


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20140029434 A1 Jan 30, 2014



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Application Number

Filing Date

Patent Number

Issue Date

61441125 Feb 9, 2011




Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 28/085 (20130101); H04W 48/18 (20130101); H04W 52/0219 (20130101); H04L 5/06 (20130101); H04W 28/042 (20130101); H04W 36/14 (20130101); H04W 72/0453 (20130101); H04W 84/10 (20130101); H04W 84/18 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 28/08 (20090101); H04W 48/18 (20090101); H04W 52/02 (20090101); H04W 84/10 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04W 36/14 (20090101); H04W 28/04 (20090101); H04W 84/18 (20090101); H04L 5/06 (20060101)

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