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Schemes to determine presence of hidden terminals in wireless networks environment and to switch between them

  • US 5,661,727 A
  • Filed: 06/12/1996
  • Issued: 08/26/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a wireless communications network having a plurality of transceiver nodes, a method of accessing said network said method comprising:

  • a. determining if there are hidden nodes among said nodes in said network; and

    b. dynamically selecting an access protocol based upon said determining, whereby said network is accessed with one of a first class of access protocols if there are determined to be no hidden nodes among said nodes and said network is accessed with one of a second class of access protocols if it is determined that there are hidden nodes among said nodes.

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