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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2002
Guy Sucharczuk, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Wanda Wolodkowicz, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Aurora Networks, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described for wireless communications. A method includes providing a wireless communications system having narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and defining a substantially nonconflicting regional overlay, then transmitting a downstream signal from a downstream transmitter to a bi-directional transceiver; and transmitting an upstream signal from the bi-directional transceiver to an upstream receiver through the substantially nonconflicting regional overlay. The narrow cast bi-directional internet channel capability and the non-conflicting regional overlay define an upstream area that overlies a plurality of smaller downstream areas. The systems and methods provide advantages because additional capacity can be provided within a saturated region without incurring interference and additional capacity can be provided only in the direction in which it is needed.