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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 07, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Peter S. Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Ben Y. Yu, Fremont, CA (US);
Assignee:
3Com Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04Q 7/00 ;
Abstract
A method to dynamically allocate time slots in multiple channels of a bandwidth over which a device can communicate on the network. In one embodiment, the present invention recites a method comprising several steps. First, a request to log onto a network is received from a device. Then, a loading condition of the network is determined. Finally, specific transmitting channels on which the new device is allocated to transmit information is assigned.