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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2006
Xudong Wang, Kirkland, WA (US);
Chao Gui, San Diego, CA (US);
Weilin Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Nova, Del Mar Mesa, CA (US);
Xudong Wang, Kirkland, WA (US);
Chao Gui, San Diego, CA (US);
Weilin Wang, San Diego, CA (US);
Michael Nova, Del Mar Mesa, CA (US);
Misonimo Chi Acquistion L.L.C., Dover, DE (US);
Abstract
A wireless communication system is provided that has at least three nodes arranged in a multi-hop ultra wide band (UWB) communication network such that communications from a first node destined for a third node pass through a second node. Each of the devices in the system includes a radio and a media access control ('MAC') module that is configured to establish multi-hop UWB wireless communications between the three or more wireless communication devices that enables high bandwidth applications such as Voice Over Internet Protocol ('VoIP'); multiplayer gaming; Wireless High Definition Television; and Internet Protocol Television (“IPTV”) among others. The MAC module is configured to avoid bandwidth reservation conflicts so that network performance does not degrade as the number of hops or the number of nodes in the wireless communication system increases. The MAC also facilitates utilization of multiple channels to maximize the available spectrum and is further configured to dynamically switch between channels to maximize throughput and meet or exceed quality of service (“QoS”) requirements such that QoS is guaranteed and network resources are efficiently utilized.