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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2000
Marcos C. Tzannes, Orinda, CA (US);
Michael A. Tzannes, Lexington, MA (US);
David C. Hunter, Winchester, MA (US);
Richard W. Gross, Acton, MA (US);
Halil Padir, North Andover, MA (US);
Aware, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
A transceiver and method for communicating over a communications channel having a plurality of subchannels are described. In particular, the transceiver is capable of dynamically switching between communicating data for a first active application set and communicating data for a second different active application set. An active application set is defined as the set of one or more active applications for which the transceiver is currently communicating data. As part of communicating data for the first active application set, the transceiver allocates the subchannels to the one or more applications in the first application set. The transmission requirements of the first active application set defines a first communication state of the transceiver. When the transceiver dynamically transitions to communicating data for the second different application set, the transceiver reallocates the subchannels to the one or more applications in the second different application set. The transmission requirements of the second different active application set defines a second communication state of the transceiver.