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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Reuven Franco, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Boaz Kol, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Liam Alfandary, Ramat Gan, IL;
Erez Ben Tovim, Pardes Hana-Carcur, IL;
Inventors:
Reuven Franco, Tel-Aviv, IL;
Boaz Kol, Hod Hasharon, IL;
Liam Alfandary, Ramat Gan, IL;
Erez Ben Tovim, Pardes Hana-Carcur, IL;
Assignee:
Sigma Designs Israel S.D.I. Ltd., Tel-Aviv, IL;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G08C 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for a central coordinator of a network includes transmitting an active media access plan (MAP) using at least a regional mask and a bit allocation table (BAT) associated with the regional mask and transmitting a default MAP using only a permanent mask and a BAT associated with the permanent mask. The default MAP includes at least regional mask information.