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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 18, 1997
J. Leland Langston, Richardson, TX (US);
Douglas B. Weiner, The Colony, TX (US);
William K. Myers, McKinney, TX (US);
James S. Marin, Murphy, TX (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A wireless communication system (,) is disclosed in which a central office (,) generates a signal. A first base station (,) receives the central office signal and transmits a first broadcast signal in a first frequency range in response to the central office signal. A second base station (,) receives the first broadcast signal and transmits a second broadcast signal in a second frequency range in response to the first broadcast signal. A third base station (,) receives the second broadcast signal and transmits a third broadcast signal in the first frequency range in response to the second broadcast signal. In accordance with the present invention, a plurality of base stations are each able to provide one-way or two-way communication to a plurality of customers (,), with only one base station (,) receiving signals directly from the central office (,).