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Externally sourced synchronized beacon

  • US 8,315,573 B2
  • Filed: 05/04/2006
  • Issued: 11/20/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A network comprising:

  • a plurality of radio terminals, each of said plurality of radios being configured to establish at least one two-way data communication session, configured to delay sending a transmission when another ongoing transmission is detected, and configured to broadcast a beacon signal;

    wherein each of said plurality of radios being configured to transmit said beacon signal simultaneously by the method of receiving a broadcast signal having a timing component, said broadcast signal being received over the air, said broadcast signal not being a beacon signal from another of said plurality of radios, said broadcast signal being an external signal, and transmitting a plurality of beacon signals using a beacon rhythm derived from at least a portion of said broadcast signal at the same time and on the same channel based on at least a portion of said broadcast signal.

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