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Communications protocol for wireless lan harmonizing the ieee 802.11a and etsi hiperla/2 standards

  • US 20040141522A1
  • Filed: 02/10/2003
  • Published: 07/22/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of enabling wireless network devices (MTs), operating in accordance with two incompatible communications standards, to co-exist without interference comprising:

  • partitioning a periodic time domain into a first slice for use by devices (E-MTs) operating in accordance with a first communications standard, and a second slice for use by devices (M-MTs) operating in accordance with a second communications standard; and

    broadcasting the time slices to the MTs;

    wherein;

    the first communications standard consists essentially of the IEEE 802.11 a standard; and

    the second communications standard consists essentially of the HiPerLAN/2 standard.

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