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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Peter Loc, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Joseph Knapp, San Mateo, CA (US);
Senthil Arumugham, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Heng-jui Hsu, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peter Loc, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Joseph Knapp, San Mateo, CA (US);
Senthil Arumugham, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Heng-Jui Hsu, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Marvell International Ltd., Hamilton, BM;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A wireless network comprises a plurality of nodes. An access point wirelessly communicates with the plurality of nodes, generates a table comprising a list of the plurality of nodes, and transmits the table to a first node of the plurality of nodes. The first node determines a hidden status of a second node in the table relative to the first node.