Method and apparatus for providing wireless access to an ATM network
February 18, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesAdaptive hybrid multiple access protocols Adaptive medium access control scheme for wireless LAN Multiservices medium access control protocol for wireless ATM system Medium access control scheme for wireless LAN using a variable length interleaved time division frame System and method for controlling access to a shared channel for cell transmission in shared media networks Network protocol for wireless broadband ISDN using ATM Patent #: 5751702 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 802190 filed on 02/18/1997US Classes:370/310.2, Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by respective fixed stations370/395.21, Based on traffic contract (including using setup messages, QoS, delay/bandwidth requirement)370/508Transmission time into time slots adjusted based upon propagation delay timeExaminersPrimary: Vu, Huy D.Assistant: Lee, Chiho Andrew Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesH04J 003/00H04J 003/06 H04L 012/28 Foreign Application Priority Data1996-04-23 EPAbstractAccording to the present invention, an adaptive and efficient MAC protocol for wireless access to an ATM network is capable of supporting any type of ATM service class with associated Quality of Services parameters. An ATM cell-switched architecture is utilized in which several ATM Mobile Terminals within a given geographic cell (small cells covering a range of several tens of meters) communicate with an ATM Access Point using radio frequency channels, which is connected to an infrastructure ATM network by the means of conventional ATM links. Mobile Terminals can operate both indoor and outdoor with limited range and have wireless access to the Access Points on the ATM network.Field of SearchUsing time division multiplexingTime division (TDMA) Channel reservation scheme Synchronization Combining or distributing information via time channels Channel assignment Multiple access (e.g., TDMA) Combining or distributing information via time channels Multiple access (e.g., TDMA) Using messages having an address field as header Using time slots Arbitration for access to a channel Adaptive selection of channel assignment technique Transmission time into time slots adjusted based upon propagation delay time | |
