Approach for selecting communications channels based on performance

Patent 7027418 Issued on April 11, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date:

September 6, 2021. 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.

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Inventors

Assignee

Bandspeed, Inc.

Application

No. 09948488 filed on 09/06/2001

US Classes:

370/329, Channel assignment375/132, Frequency hopping455/450, Channel allocation375/267, Diversity370/252, Determination of communication parameters455/501, Noise, distortion, or singing reduction370/341, Channel assignment455/517, To or from mobile station375/136Receiver

Examiners

Primary: Duong, Frank

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

International Class

H04Q 7/00

Abstract

An approach for selecting sets of communications channels involves determining the performance of communications channels. A set of channels is selected based on the results of performance testing and specified criteria. The participant generates data that identifies the selected set of channels and provides that data to other participants of the communications network. The participants communicate over the set of channels, such as by using a frequency hopping protocol. When a specified time expires or monitoring of the performance of the channel set identifies poor performance of the set of channels, the participant selects another set of channels for use in communications based on additional performance testing. By selecting channels based on the initial performance testing and performance monitoring, the communications network adaptively avoids channels with poor performance.

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