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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hilton Hong, Fremont, CA (US);
Juan Grau, San Meteo, CA (US);
Arthur Coleman, Fremont, CA (US);
Rick R. Giles, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Proxim, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 2/730 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 2/730 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to providing frequency hopping medium access control among a plurality of nodes (e.g., communication stations) in a wireless communication system. The present invention is directed to decentralized control of synchronization among the plural nodes. In accordance with exemplary embodiments, a node used to control synchronization of the communication system can switch from a first master node to a second master node.