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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2001
Brig Barnum Elliot, Arlington, MA (US);
Anthony Michel, Lexington, MA (US);
Jerry D. Burchfiel, Waltham, MA (US);
Brig Barnum Elliot, Arlington, MA (US);
Anthony Michel, Lexington, MA (US);
Jerry D. Burchfiel, Waltham, MA (US);
BBN Technologies Corp., Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
A wireless network [includes a number of first wireless terminals configured to operate as cluster heads [by communicating with at least one other cluster head over a relatively long range backbone link [. Each one of the first wireless terminals includes a backbone transceiver. The backbone transceivers may operate in a first frequency range. At least one second wireless terminal is configured to operate as a cluster member [by communicating with an associated cluster head over a local link. Each one of the second wireless terminals includes a cluster transceiver. The cluster transceivers may operate in a second frequency range that is different from the first frequency range of the backbone transceivers. At least one of the first and second wireless terminals includes both a backbone transceiver and a cluster transceiver.