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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Favichia, Redmond, WA (US);
Eamon O'Leary, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/16 ; H04J 3/22 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/16 ; H04J 3/22 ;
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.