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Apparatus and method for allowing communication systems to coexist

  • US 7,039,414 B1
  • Filed: 09/26/2000
  • Issued: 05/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An apparatus for allowing communication systems to coexist when there is a jointly used transmission medium, comprising:

  • a base station operable in one of said communications systems;

    a data communication interface for implementing proprietary data transmission within a communication system using available channels of the jointly used transmission system;

    a priority communication interface, wherein said priority communication interface obtains a priority transmission of at least one separate transmission medium service priority for a further communication system of the jointly used transmission medium anda priority-detection apparatus for detecting at least one proprietary and the separate transmission-medium use priority, with the data communication interface controlling the data transmission based on the detected proprietary and the separate transmission-medium use priority.

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