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Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015

Filed:

Jan. 12, 2012
Applicants:

Stephen J. Shellhammer, Ramona, CA (US);

Cong Shen, San Diego, CA (US);

Rahul Tandra, San Diego, CA (US);

Santosh Paul Abraham, San Diego, CA (US);

Sameer Vermani, San Diego, CA (US);

Hemanth Sampath, San Diego, CA (US);

Inventors:

Stephen J. Shellhammer, Ramona, CA (US);

Cong Shen, San Diego, CA (US);

Rahul Tandra, San Diego, CA (US);

Santosh Paul Abraham, San Diego, CA (US);

Sameer Vermani, San Diego, CA (US);

Hemanth Sampath, San Diego, CA (US);

Assignee:

QUALCOMM, Incorporated, San Diego, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 16/14 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 16/14 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques for supporting television white space (TVWS) communication. In an aspect of the present disclosure, a low-rate TVWS enabler (Mode II wireless communication device) may provide initial enablement for all Mode I devices (e.g., access points and user terminals), as well as it may transmit a contact verification signal (CVS) on a regular basis to keep the Mode I devices enabled for the TVWS communication.


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