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CONNECTION INITIATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS INCLUDING LOAD BALANCING

  • US 20070171872A1
  • Filed: 01/10/2007
  • Published: 07/26/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for wireless communication with at least one mobile unit (MU), the system comprising:

  • one or more base station unit BSUs coupled to a network, wherein each of the BSUs is configured to communicate wirelessly with the MU according to a Bluetooth protocol and to automatically handoff the MU to another BSU as required when the MU moves with respect to the BSUs;

    one or more network system controllers coupled to the one or more BSUs, wherein each of the one or more network system controllers is configured to;

    receive a command from each of the BSUs, wherein the command indicates that the MU has sent an inquiry to the BSU to inquire whether the BSU provides a wireless service, and wherein the command includes a plurality of data relating to the BSU;

    compare the pluralities of data received from each of the BSUs;

    determine an optimal BSU of the BSUs to communicate with the MU;

    send a command to the optimal BSU indicating that the optimal BSU should respond to the MU; and

    send a command to each of the BSUs that are not optimal BSUs indicating that each of the BSUs that are not optimal BSUs should ignore the MU, wherein determination of the optimal BSU is performed without assistance from the MU.

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