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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/24 ;
Abstract
The link layer ( ) of the sending end of a wireless link ( ) is enhanced ( ) by providing a mechanism for discriminating ( ) between special, critical or otherwise important packets from among a plurality of packets send over the wireless link. Special link layer treatment ( ) is accorded to such special, critical or otherwise important packets, while the remaining packets are subjected to normal link layer treatment ( ) before transmission over the wireless link.