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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Favichia, Redmond, WA (US);
Eamon O'Leary, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Wireless Svcs. Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J / ; H04J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
370466 ; 370469 ;
Abstract
Two intelligent nodes are provided with the capability of negotiating a protocol between them so that if the intelligent nodes operate at two different protocols then they can select a protocol appropriate for their communication. Furthermore, the intelligent nodes are provided with a locking shift capability so as to select between codesets that are available within a selected protocol.