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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl M. Panasik, Garland, TX (US);
Thomas M. Siep, Garland, TX (US);
Assignee:
Texas Instruments Incorporated, Dallas, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/00 ;
Abstract
A method ( ) for determining a frequency hopping sequence for a newly-entering network. The method comprises the step of scanning ( ) a plurality of frequency channels. For each of the plurality of frequency channels, the scanning step comprises detecting whether a signal ( ) exists on the channel and recording information ( ) corresponding to each channel on which a signal is detected. Finally, and responsive to the recorded information, the method forms ( ) the frequency hopping sequence.