Low duty cycle network controller
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1. A method, comprising:
- operating at least one low duty cycle (LDC) controller to maintain synchronization between said at least one LDC controller and a plurality of LDC terminals operating over a communication network using only overhead channels of said network and conforming to protocol and timing of said network,wherein said synchronization between said at least one LDC controller and said plurality of LDC terminals is maintained separately from the protocol and timing of said communication network, and enables said at least one LDC controller to schedule power down and wake up of said plurality of LDC terminals for durations longer than allowable under the protocol and timing of said communication network.
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Operating at least one low duty cycle (LDC) controller to maintain synchronization between the LDC controller and a plurality of LDC terminals operating over a communication network using only overhead channels of the network and conforming to the protocol and timing of said network, wherein synchronization between the LDC controller and the plurality of LDC terminals is maintained separately from the protocol and timing of the communication network, and enables the LDC controller to schedule power down and wake up of the plurality of LDC terminals for durations longer than allowable under the protocol and timing of the communication network.
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1. A method, comprising:
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operating at least one low duty cycle (LDC) controller to maintain synchronization between said at least one LDC controller and a plurality of LDC terminals operating over a communication network using only overhead channels of said network and conforming to protocol and timing of said network, wherein said synchronization between said at least one LDC controller and said plurality of LDC terminals is maintained separately from the protocol and timing of said communication network, and enables said at least one LDC controller to schedule power down and wake up of said plurality of LDC terminals for durations longer than allowable under the protocol and timing of said communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A low duty cycle (LDC) network system, comprising:
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at least one LDC controller operating to maintain synchronization between said at least one LDC controller and a plurality of LDC terminals operating over a communication network using only overhead channels of said network and conforming to protocol and timing of said network, wherein said synchronization between said at least one LDC controller and said plurality of LDC terminals is maintained separately from the protocol and timing of said communication network, and enables said at least one LDC controller to schedule power down and wake up of said plurality of LDC terminals for durations longer than allowable under the protocol and timing of said communication network. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A low duty cycle (LDC) network system, comprising:
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means for operating at least one LDC controller to maintain synchronization between said at least one LDC controller and a plurality of LDC terminals operating over a communication network using only overhead channels of said network and conforming to protocol and timing of said network; and means for maintaining said synchronization between said at least one LDC controller and said plurality of LDC terminals separately from the protocol and timing of said communication network, wherein said at least one LDC controller is enabled to schedule power down and wake up of said plurality of LDC terminals for durations longer than allowable under the protocol and timing of said communication network. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32)
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33. A computer-readable medium, including program code, stored thereon, comprising:
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program code to cause a computer to operate at least one low duty cycle (LDC) controller; program code to operate a network using the at least one LDC controller; and program code to maintain synchronization between said at least one LDC controller and a plurality of LDC terminals operating over a communication network using only overhead channels of said network and conforming to protocol and timing of said network, wherein said synchronization between said at least one LDC controller and said plurality of LDC terminals is maintained separately from the protocol and timing of said communication network, and enables said at least one LDC controller to schedule power down and wake up of said plurality of LDC terminals for durations longer than allowable under the protocol and timing of said communication network. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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