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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2004
Filed:
May. 16, 2001
Otto Klank, Lehrte-Arpke, DE;
Thomson Licensing S.A., Boulogne, FR;
Abstract
The invention relates to Channel entering method for a wireless communication system, in particular an indoor network, comprising a plurality of subscriber stations (S1 to Sn, n≧2), each of said subscriber stations (S1 to Sn) having a transmitter and a receiver, whereby information can be independently exchanged between said subscriber stations (S1 to Sn) using respective transmitters and receivers and a plurality of channels available for communication in said wireless communication system. A directional antenna is used to review a first channel (Cx) selection, whereby said first channel (Cx) is selected from a first group of channels (C1 to Cm, m≧2) of said plurality of channels available for communication between a first and a second subscriber station (Sx, Sy; 1≦x≦n, 1≦y≦n) of said plurality of subscriber stations (S1 to Sn).