Abstract: A wireless communication system using a media access control (MAC) layer comprising a subscriber unit system and a base station system. The base station system is configured to receive a request for a communication service, dynamically select between a first portion of the MAC layer corresponding to a first wireless transmission link using a licensed radio frequency and a second portion of the MAC layer corresponding to a second wireless transmission link using an unlicensed radio frequency, and exchange communications for the communication service over the selected one of the first portion and the second portion of the MAC layer. The subscriber unit system is configured to transmit the request for the communication service to the base station system and exchange the communications for the communication service over the selected one of the first portion and the second portion of the MAC layer.

Abstract: A monitoring unit connected via a communication line to monitored units and serially receiving notifying information given from each of the monitored units with time division multiplexing communications, includes a receiving unit receiving information related to each of the monitored unit via the communication line from each monitored unit, a determining unit determining a timeslot length to be allocated to each monitored unit on the basis of the information related to each of the monitored units, and a notifying unit notifying each of the monitored units of the timeslot length via the communication line, wherein the receiving unit receives the notifying information from each of the monitored units at the timeslot based on the timeslot length that is notified of each monitored unit.

Abstract: A device that provides the functionality of dual-ported memory using single-ported memory for multiple clock domains is described. In one embodiment, a memory device comprises two or more port synchronization logic devices, a port multiplexing logic, and a single-ported memory core. The port multiplexing logic devices synchronize information communicated between ports associated with the port synchronization logic devices and the single-ported memory core by synchronizing the information between port clocks and a core clock.

Abstract: A method for operating a near field communication system, including a plurality of participating near field communication devices, the method comprising repeatedly changing, for each of the plurality of participating near field communication devices, an operational mode of the respective participating near field communication device between a target operational mode and an initiator operational mode until communication is established between the respective participating near field communication device and another one of the plurality of participating near field communication devices, or until an interruption condition is fulfilled.

Abstract: Transmission scheme for the uplink of FDMA systems that improves performance in an interference-dominated system by using a pilot scheme that provides enough information so that channel estimates can be obtained for a particular user, but which at the same time makes it possible to use pilot patterns that are different in different cells so that co-channel interference is mitigated. A codeword is used to position a set of pilot symbols within a set of subcarriers wherein each subcarrier has a first pilot time slot and a second pilot time slot associated with one or more data time slots. The set of subcarriers are identified on which to transmit the composite signal and the first pilot time slots and the second pilot time slots are filled with the pilot symbols in accordance with the codeword. The composite signal is then formatted as a combination of modulated data and pilot signals.

Abstract: A wireless communication method and apparatus for decoding enhanced dedicated channel (E-DCH) absolute grant channel (E-AGCH) transmissions are disclosed. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) receives E-AGCH data which includes a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) part and a data part. The CRC part is masked with a WTRU identity (ID) at a Node-B. The CRC part and the data part are demultiplexed and the CRC part is demasked with the WTRU ID. A CRC is then performed with the demasked CRC part. If the CRC passes the data part is sent to an enhanced uplink medium access control (MAC-e) entity. The WTRU ID may be a primary E-DCH radio network temporary identity (E-RNTI) or a secondary E-RNTI. When the E-AGCH data is transmitted over a 10 ms frame, if the CRC fails, E-AGCH data via subsequent subframe may be soft combined with the previous E-AGCH data.

Abstract: A system and method of determining locations of one or more RFID tags within an RFID environment. The system includes a plurality of RFID readers, each operative to transmit and receive RF signals for scanning a tag disposed within an RF coverage region associated with the reader, and for receiving tag data in response to the scanning of the tag. A plurality of sub-locations is determined within the environment, each corresponding to at least a portion of at least one of a plurality of RF coverage regions associated with the readers. The sub-locations are mapped to a plurality of predefined locations within the environment. A reader scans a tag, and receives tag scan data from the tag in response to the scanning of the tag. The tag scan data includes a tag identifier associated with the scanned tag. The tag scan data is mapped to the sub-locations based on the RF coverage region associated with the reader.

Abstract: An architecture of an RFID system that facilitates the accessing of RFID tag data within an RFID environment. The architecture includes a plurality of RFID readers, each reader being operative to transmit a first RF signal for scanning at least one RFID tag disposed within an RF coverage region associated with the reader, and to receive at least one second RF signal including tag data in response to the scanning of the tag. The architecture further includes at least one host computer operative to execute at least one client application, and at least one controller/processor communicably coupled to the plurality of readers and the at least one host computer. The controller/processor is operative to control operation of the plurality of readers, to process the tag data received by the plurality of readers, and to provide the processed tag data to the at least one host computer for use by the at least one client application executing thereon.

Abstract: A receiver (FIG. 2), receives IP session announcement signals from a terrestrial digital video broadcasting system. Each IP session announcement (RM) includes information concerning announcements on an immediately lower level as well as information identifying the quantity of announcement data, such as the number of announcement messages, and a timeout value. The quantity data tells the receiver how many messages X1 to X3 it needs to receive (C) before it has received all the relevant announcement messages. The timeout value informs the receiver how long it can wait before again receiving the messages X1 to X3 (which may have changed in content by then). After initially receiving the messages X1 to X3, the receiver may sleep (E), or it may receive announcement messages from another channel Y (D).

Abstract: There is described an apparatus and method for implementing a communications port. The apparatus comprises a core, which is operable to divide the port into a plurality of sub-ports by dividing a data transfer capacity of the port among the plurality of sub-ports using time division multiplexing. Each sub-port is allocated a corresponding data transfer capacity.

Abstract: A method and system is disclosed for passing a transmit/receive control signal and a power signal through a coax cable from a base transceiver station to a tower top device in a time division duplex communication system. After generating the transmit/receive control signal and a radio frequency signal for communications, the transmit/receive control signal modulates a separate timing control operating on a separate control frequency. It is then multiplexed on at least one coax cable along with the radio frequency signal and DC power. At the tower top device, the modulated transmit/receive control signal is converted back to a DC level for providing a time division duplex control reference.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for multiplexing a plurality of data flows onto a radio channel, as is a wireless communication system that operates in accordance with the method. The method includes steps of (a) segmenting data packets of a first data flow into radio blocks; b) in response to a required transmission of data packets of a second data flow, signaling in a first field a change in data flows; (c) signaling in a second field an identity of the second data flow; and (d) segmenting data packets of the second data flow into radio blocks and transmitting the radio blocks of the second data flow. The method further includes steps of (e) changing back to transmitting the first data flow; and (f) continuing the transmission of an incompletely transmitted packet of the first data flow.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for address assignment and node scheduling within an ad-hoc communication system is provided herein. During operation a personal area network coordinator (PANC) (40) will divide a superframe (301) into a plurality of slots, assigning each sub-tree under the PANC's direct child node to each slot for communication with the PANC. Each sub-tree coordinator will be assigned a same logical address by the PANC. As a result, a sub-tree coordinator synchronizes to the PANC node in only one subsuperframe slot assigned by the PANC with different sub-tree coordinators synchronizing to the PANC in different slots.

Abstract: This invention provides a controller of multiplex number in spatial domain that collects from a plurality of radio communication apparatuses the number of terminals connected thereto and the multiplex number in spatial domain, determines the ratio of (the number of terminals connected thereto)/(the multiplex number in spatial domain) for each radio communication apparatus, and adjusts the multiplex number for each radio communication apparatus so that the above ratio will be equal between or among the radio communication apparatuses. The radio communication apparatuses transmit the number of terminals connected thereto and the multiplex number in spatial domain to the controller of multiplex number in spatial domain.

Abstract: Techniques to implement MBMS services in a wireless communication system. In one aspect, a method is provided for p8rocessing data for transmission to a plurality of terminals. Frames of information bits (which may have variable rates) are provided to a buffer implementing a matrix. The matrix is padded with padding bits based on a particular padding scheme to support variable frame rates. The frames are then coded based on a particular block code to provide parity bits. The frame of information bits and the parity bits are then transmitted to the terminals. In another aspect, a method is provided for controlling the transmit power of a data transmission to a plurality of terminals. In accordance with the method, TPC streams are received from the terminals and processed to obtain a stream of joint power control commands used to adjust the transmit power of the data transmission.

Abstract: The invention relates to a communications network with at least two network nodes, between which data may be transmitted via a transmission medium, in which a communications schedule is provided which allots time slots to the network nodes for access to the transmission medium, in which the network nodes each comprise at least one communication controller with a first scheduler for controlling access by the network nodes to the transmission medium according to the communications schedule, in which the communications network comprises at least one bus guardian with a second scheduler for monitoring accesses by the network nodes to the transmission medium according to a monitoring schedule, in which the communication controller comprises means for generating a local, independent clock signal and a global clock signal, which may be influenced by at least one parameter of the communications system and in which the global clock signal is provided both to control the first schedulers of the communication control

Abstract: A method and system for reducing transmission power when signaling in groups. For a group of identically-sized signals a majority value can be determined. The majority value may be transmitted as an additional signal, and all indications of the group that match the majority indication can be gated “off.” The disclosed signaling method and apparatus saves transmit power. Transmit power savings generally increase as the size of the signaling group increases, as the proportion of the group sharing the majority indication increases, and as the correlation between different members of the group increases. Therefore, signaling units of ACK and/or data rate control (DRC) and/or power control information, regarding data packets conveyed on a plurality of active forward link (FL) carriers to a particular receiver, are good candidates for majority signaling.

Abstract: A wireless communication system capable of saving time for mutual data communication in a sniff mode. The wireless communication system has: a master apparatus for calculating a sniff parameter including a time of a sniff period capable of performing the communication by allowing a corresponding device to commonly have the time in the sniff mode, when a communication mode for a mutual data communication by a user is selected to be operated in the sniff mode; and a sniff slave apparatus for performing the mutual data communication with the master apparatus by commonly having a corresponding time calculated in accordance with the sniff parameter. At this time, the sniff parameter includes at least one among a cyclic information, an allocated time information of the sniff period, and a start time information in which the master apparatus communicates with the sniff slave apparatus operated in the sniff mode.

Abstract: A communication procedure has been developed that allows even a low-rate CPU to perform stable communication so as to realized wireless network nodes, which have a long communication distance and also have a long battery life. Each wireless network node decides its own time slot number by use of random numbers and transmits it after delaying the transmission by the number of time slots. When receiving the unique number from the wireless network node, a master unit transmits, to the wireless network node, an ACK signal together with the unique number. When receiving its unique number, the wireless network node gets into a sleep state for a period of time. In this way, each time communication is established, the number of active wireless network nodes is reduced.

Abstract: A method for communications and a communications node are provided, wherein when the node (a user terminal or server) subscribes to receive a certain type of notification messages using for example a SIP SUBSCRIBE mechanism. When node later engages in a time sensitive application, such as in a voice communication, responsive to the engagement in the time sensitive application, it requests a suspension of the subscription to the receipt of the certain type of notification messages. Such request may be achieved using, for example, SIP SUBSCRIBE, SIP NOTIFY or SIP PUBLISH messages. The communications node comprises a communications module subscribing to the receipt of a certain type of notification messages and initiating the time sensitive application, and service logic that responsive to the engagement in the time sensitive application, instructs issuance of a request to suspend the subscription to the receipt of the certain type of notification messages.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, apparatus and system which may include selecting, based on a predetermined criterion, a modulation type and/or a protection mechanism to be used for transmission of a data packet, e.g., in wireless LAN communication system. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A MANET may include a plurality of MANET nodes each comprising a wireless transceiver and a controller cooperating therewith for establishing a wireless communication link with an adjacent MANET node based upon a time division multiple access (TDMA) implementation. The TDMA implementation may use a repeating scheduling of a plurality of temporally spaced-apart time slot units within a control epoch to thereby reduce a latency of communication.

Abstract: Ultra wide band communication systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an ultra wide band communication system includes a first and a second communication device. A lowest common ultra wide band pulse repetition frequency is determined, and data is transmitted between the communication devices using the lowest common ultra wide band pulse repetition frequency. In another embodiment, a first and second slave transceiver communicate with a master transceiver using a time division multiple access frame, with the master transceiver providing transmission synchronization. This Abstract is provided for the sole purpose of complying with the Abstract requirement rules that allow a reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the disclosure contained herein. This Abstract is submitted with the explicit understanding that it will not be used to interpret or to limit the scope or the meaning of the claims.

Abstract: A method, information processing system, and wireless communication system schedules transmission of data packets in a wireless communication network. At least one selected data packet to be retransmitted to at least one respective receiver (108) is identified. At least one respective selected data packet is scheduled for retransmission (620) in a set of available transmission slots to at least one respective receiver (108). The scheduling is performed prior to determining a failure of a previous communication of the selected data packet and in response to the identifying.

Abstract: A wireless response system and method of retrieving user selections includes providing a plurality of response units and a plurality of base units. Each of the response units has a wireless response transceiver and an input device. The input device is adapted to receiving a user input selection. The wireless response transceiver is adapted to transmitting a response transmission in response to receipt of a base transmission. Each of the base units has a wireless base transceiver. The base transceiver is adapted to transmitting base transmissions and receiving response transmissions from the response units. Each of the base units and each of the response units are assigned a communication identification. A response unit is adapted to exchanging wireless transmissions with a base unit having a common communication identification with that response unit. Each of said base units is also assigned a base address. The base transmissions include the base address of the base unit transmitting that base transmission.

Abstract: An adaptive MIMO communications system includes a multifunctional reconfigurable antenna with a selectively alterable effective physical antenna array configuration and radiation/polarization properties, which configuration and properties is a component in the optimization of the adaptive system parameters. The multifunctional reconfigurable antenna comprises a plurality of antenna components and a plurality of selectively controllable switches coupling selected ones of the plurality of antenna components together into a multifunctional reconfigurable subarray of antenna components. A processing unit coupled to the multifunctional reconfigurable antenna determines communication channel conditions for generating adaptive control signals to the plurality of selectively controllable switches to selectively apply a selected space-time coding protocol or a selected beam forming protocol together on the plurality of antenna components depending on channel conditions.

Abstract: A frame structure that is optimized for providing variable high data rates. Superframes, each comprised of a predetermined number of frames, carry data communications at one or more variable data rates. Each data customer is allotted one or more frames or portions of frames within the superframe, called sub-frames, as is needed to deliver the data communication. The allocation for the data customers is not fixed, but varies as the data rate varies over time, and also to meet the needs of the data customers. Each high speed data frame includes a self-indication of the contents of the high speed data frame. This self-indication identifies one or more data users serviced by the high speed data frame and the data rate of the data contained in the high speed data frame. Each high speed data frame may service multiple user terminals, with the high speed data frame subdivided into two or more subframes.

Abstract: A radio base station (20) has an internal interface (26) which connects a radio equipment (22) and a radio equipment controller (24). At least one and preferably both of the example radio equipment (22) and radio equipment controller (26) comprises a framer (50, 70) which can be controlled for transmitting samples of different protocols over the internal interface. The framer (50, 70) facilitates (1) time multiplexing of N number of frames of a first protocol over the internal interface; (2) inserting L number of samples of a second protocol into M number of the frames of the first protocol, and (3) inserting a padding sample into each frame of the first protocol which does not include a sample of the second protocol. The first protocol has a frame rate; the second protocol has a sample rate which is different from the frame rate of the first protocol, and N is greater than L and M.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transceiver for bidirectional frequency division multiplexed transmission, a communication system including one or more transceivers. Optionally, the communication system is a communication system for a digital subscriber line. The transceiver comprises transmission means with a voltage source output or a current source output for transmitting data in a transmission frequency range, receiving means for receiving data in a receiving frequency range, and a coupling impedance for connecting the transmission means and the receiving means to a transmission medium. The magnitude of the coupling impedance in the transmission frequency range is smaller than the magnitude of the coupling impedance in the receiving frequency range if the transmission means has a voltage source output and is higher than the magnitude of the coupling impedance in the receiving frequency range if the transmission means has a current source output.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a pulsed signaling multiplexer is described that comprises a first AC-coupled transmitter and a second AC-coupled transmitter. The first AC-coupled transmitter includes a first driver having a first input to receive first data and a first output. A first AC-coupling element couples the first output to a common output node. The second AC-coupled transmitter includes a second driver having a second input to receive second data, and a second output. A second AC-coupling element couples the second output to the same first common output node.

Abstract: A wireless communication network (100) wherein information is communicated in frames comprising multiple sub-frames, including grouping a terminal in first and second groups, assigning the first and second groups to less than all sub-frames in a frame, assigning a control channel of at least one assigned sub-frame to the first and second groups.

Abstract: A memory architecture for a disk drive system in which Synchronous Random Access Memory (SRAM) and Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) functions are provided on separate integrated circuits, and an interface protocol for transmitting information between these two memory components are provided to improve performance of the system, as well as reduce pin count and cost. An integrated circuit memory includes a random-access memory. The random-access memory includes a first terminal for receiving selection information. The random-access memory includes a second terminal for selectively (i) receiving a command, or (ii) receiving or transmitting data in accordance with the selection information received by the first terminal.

Abstract: A system and method for reducing latency includes receiving at a gateway time division multiplexed data from multiple sender devices, the time division multiplexed data including payloads. The method also includes a generated packet that includes the payloads from the received time division multiplexed data from the multiple sender devices. The method also includes indicating in the generated packet a destination indication associated with at least some of the payloads of the received time division multiplexed data and forwarding the generated packet to a media server.

Abstract: A method for enhancing the fairness and performance in a multihop ad hoc network, the method usually including providing contention synchronization information regarding a transmission between nodes of the network, wherein the information is routinely provided to nodes in a range of two hops from the nodes participating at the transmission. The method also typically includes setting, after successfully finishing the transmission, a waiting time for the nodes participating at the transmission, in which these nodes backoff from accessing a transmission medium.

Abstract: Enhanced throughput is achieved by using full concatenation of SDUs, SDU fragments, and STATUS PDUs within the protocol data units of a UMTS-based system.

Abstract: A communicator (110) that is transferable across different types of mobile devices (210) is disclosed. The communicator can simultaneously operate with both voice communication links (190) and data communication links (192), and with both voice and data information. The communicator may be transferred across various mobile devices, including but not limited to: mobile telephones (120), personal digital assistants (130), music players (170), radios, mobile computers (145), or devices that are a combination thereof. Some embodiments of the invention may be transferred while operating without breaking a wireless communication link. Data information may carried on a data link, such as a Bluetooth® link, a wireless Ethernet link, or an IEEE 802.11 link. Data information may also be carried on the voice link, such as a global system for mobile communication (GSM) link or a code division multiple access (CDMA) link.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for estimating the cardinality of one or more tags in a system that has the one or more tags and one or more readers. The reader issues a command requesting that the tags identify themselves. The command includes timing information defining a total number of timeslots. In response to the command, each of the one or more tags (i) selects a timeslot in which to reply to the command and (ii) issues a reply in the selected timeslot.

Abstract: In one illustrative example, a plurality of page message requests for a plurality of mobile devices which operate in a wireless communication network are received. One or more paging slots assigned to the mobile devices are identified for transmitting a plurality of page messages in response to these requests. However, the wireless network refrains from causing a page message for the mobile device associated with a tolerable delay indication to be transmitted within the one or more paging slots when a paging capacity limit of the one or more paging slots is reached. This allows higher priority page messages to be transmitted within the one or more paging slots. The wireless network subsequently causes a page message for the mobile device having the tolerable delay indication to be transmitted within one or more subsequent paging slots within a tolerable delay period corresponding to the tolerable delay indication.

Abstract: An arrangement, control unit, and method in a cellular telecommunication system for allocating packets in a packet data stream to different base stations for transmission to a mobile terminal. The control unit receives the packet data stream in a main queue and identifies a plurality of base stations having sufficient signal strength to communicate with the mobile terminal. A data splitter splits the data stream into a number of sub-streams containing different data packets from the packet data stream. The sub-streams are buffered in a number of sub-queues, each of which is connected to a different base station. Packets are allocated to the sub-queues to maintain equal numbers of packets in each sub-queue, or to maintain a specified quality of service level for each sub-stream. The base stations independently transmit their sub-streams to the mobile terminal. Error-control coding may be applied to the packets to enhance macro diversity benefits.

Abstract: A wireless communication system capable of saving time for mutual data communication in a sniff mode. The wireless communication system has: a master apparatus for calculating a sniff parameter including a time of a sniff period capable of performing the communication by allowing a corresponding device to commonly have the time in the sniff mode, when a communication mode for a mutual data communication by a user is selected to be operated in the sniff mode; and a sniff slave apparatus for performing the mutual data communication with the master apparatus by commonly having a corresponding time calculated in accordance with the sniff parameter. At this time, the sniff parameter includes at least one among a cyclic information, an allocated time information of the sniff period, and a start time information in which the master apparatus communicates with the sniff slave apparatus operated in the sniff mode.

Abstract: A wireless signal processor for handling a plurality of wireless sessions comprises a plurality of baseband receivers, one for each session, each receiver producing a digital output, a multiplexer for multiplexing the plurality of digital outputs into a single data stream, a digital signal processor for converting the stream of multiplexed data into a media access controller format, and a media access controller for demultiplexing and framing the stream of data into a plurality of data buffers, one data buffer for each wireless session.

Abstract: In a radio base station (100) that communicates with a mobile station according to the PHS standards, a reception timing detection unit (55) measures the time when a UW signal of a signal separated by a signal regulating unit (51) for each mobile station is received with reference to the starting point of the time slot of a TDMA/TDD frame, as a reception timing signal. A control unit (80), when assigning a communication channel according to spatial multiplexing to a mobile station, allocates a communication channel in which a reception timing difference between the new mobile station and all mobile stations communicating is equal to or exceeds a threshold value.

Abstract: A method of communicating over a wideband communication channel divided into a plurality of sub-channels comprises dividing a single serial message intended for one of the plurality of communication devices into a plurality of parallel messages, encoding each of the plurality of parallel messages onto at least some of the plurality of sub-channels, and transmitting the encoded plurality of parallel messages to the communication device over the wideband communication channel.

Abstract: A method of updating a lookup table associated with a TDM transmit unit which is coupled to a packet network to receive data therefrom, the lookup table mapping packet network contexts to TDM channels. The method includes priming a controller with data for updating the lookup table in advance of the receipt of packets containing data to which the update relates, incorporating a flag in each packet sent over the packet network to the TDM transmit unit, the flag being set to indicate whether or not a packet is the first packet to which the update relates, and detecting the setting of the flag in a first packet and in response updating the lookup table with the update data.

Abstract: A method of scheduling transmissions in an ad-hoc wireless network is invoked when a frame is received by a medium access control layer of a receiving node. The method includes determining a next node to transmit based on a schedule and a bandwidth allocation. When the next node is different from a node that sent the received frame, the current burst is terminated and the next node is invited to transmit the next burst. When the next node is the node that sent the received frame, the current burst is allowed to continue to be transmitted. Such an approach is suitable for use in applications that require transmissions with a specified quality of service (QOS).

Abstract: An apparatus for reporting downlink channel quality in a high-speed packet communication system. A channel analyzer measures downlink channel quality from a received reference channel signal. A controller determines whether a current TTI (Transmission Time Interval) is a TTI corresponding to a multiple of a first TTI or a TTI corresponding to a multiple of a second TTI. If the current TTI is a TTI corresponding to a multiple of the first TTI, the controller determines CQ (Channel Quality) refreshment information for a downlink channel received from the Node B based on the measured downlink channel quality, and if the current TTI is a TTI corresponding to a multiple of the second TTI, the controller determines CQ refinement information for the downlink channel based on the measured downlink channel quality.

Abstract: A host station apparatus (10) generates band allocation information including identifications of slave station apparatuses (20-1 through 200-n) and types of data to be transmitted by the slave station apparatuses and posts the information to the plural slave station apparatuses (20-1 through 20-n). The plural slave station apparatuses (20-1 through 20-n) identify as to whether or not the band allocation information is band allocation information about the data types of the slave station apparatuses respectively, and when the band allocation information is band allocation information about the data types of the slave station apparatuses, they control to transmit data to the host station apparatus (10) according to the data types represented by the band allocation information.

Abstract: A robot apparatus having a robot and a controller for controlling the robot. The apparatus has a diagnosing computer connected to the controller and acquiring a state quantity of the robot. An analyzing computer is provided remotely from the robot and has a control parameter adjuster for adjusting a control parameter of the robot, and a communicating function of connecting the computers. The state quantity is transmitted to the analyzing computer by the communicating function and a control parameter of the robot is obtained based on the state quantity. The control parameter is transmitted to the controller through the diagnosing computer to control the robot.

Abstract: A method is provided for a local device in a network to determine media qualities for the transmission paths between it and all of the remote devices in a wireless network. Each of the devices in the network will be assigned at least one of a plurality of management time slots in a superframe rotation. Each device will always transmit a frame during this assigned time slot, whether it is a management frame or a null frame. Individual devices can listen during these frames, determine quality information about the transmission medium between the receiving device and the transmitting device, and based on this quality information set the transmission and reception parameters that the receiving device will use when later communicating with that particular transmitting device. The criteria for determining transmitting parameters and reception parameters can be different to make certain that compatible transmission and reception parameters are chosen among devices.

Abstract: An apparatus for a wireless transmission of high data rate signals such as received from an optical interface including gigabit fiber channel or a sonet. The architecture combines direct detection of the optical signal with clock and data recovery circuit and a differential signal encoder which is preferably a differential quadrature phase shift encoder and modulator pair. A millimeter wave, local oscillator and up conversion chain converts the optical input signal to a microwave carrier. In the opposite direction, the down converted signal is non-coherently phase detected and fed to a pair of synchronized clock and data recovery circuits to recover I and Q channel signals. These recovered signals are then combined prior to re-timing before they are fed back to the optical transceiver.