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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 06, 2008
Robert L. Hare, Jr., San Diego, CA (US);
Inderjit Singh, Ocean Beach, CA (US);
Bradley Thomas Hyslop, La Jolla, CA (US);
Shlomo Ovadia, San Diego, CA (US);
Robert L. Hare, Jr., San Diego, CA (US);
Inderjit Singh, Ocean Beach, CA (US);
Bradley Thomas Hyslop, La Jolla, CA (US);
Shlomo Ovadia, San Diego, CA (US);
Entropic Communications, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment a communication method comprises the steps of receiving a query at Layer 2 from an entry node by way of a coordinated network, the query requesting data rates of network resources of the coordinated network; transmitting a Layer 2 request for an available data rate to each of a plurality of nodes connected to the coordinated network in response to the query; receiving a first Layer 2 response to said request from one or more of the plurality of nodes, wherein the first response includes a data rate with which each of the one or more nodes is capable of transmitting or receiving data; and transmitting a list of the received data rates to at least the entry node on the coordinated network.