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Co-existence system synchronization on a shared communication medium

  • US 9,954,668 B2
  • Filed: 03/18/2016
  • Issued: 04/24/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2015
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A communication method, comprising:

  • sending an activation command or a deactivation command configuring an access terminal for activated operation or deactivated operation over a communication medium, respectively, in accordance with a Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) communication pattern defining active periods and inactive periods of communication over the communication medium;

    detecting that an acknowledgment message from the access terminal in response to the activation command or the deactivation command is not received; and

    refraining from activating or deactivating communication over the communication medium in accordance with the TDM communication pattern in response to the detecting.

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