EP1573949A4 - System and method for providing a super channel in a multi-band multi-protocol hybrid wired/wireless network - Google Patents

System and method for providing a super channel in a multi-band multi-protocol hybrid wired/wireless network

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EP1573949A4
EP1573949A4 EP03749502A EP03749502A EP1573949A4 EP 1573949 A4 EP1573949 A4 EP 1573949A4 EP 03749502 A EP03749502 A EP 03749502A EP 03749502 A EP03749502 A EP 03749502A EP 1573949 A4 EP1573949 A4 EP 1573949A4
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wireless network
super channel
hybrid wired
band
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French (fr)
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EP1573949A2 (en
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Jeyhan Karaoguz
Nambirajan Seshadri
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Broadcom Corp
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EP03749502A 2002-09-17 2003-09-09 System and method for providing a super channel in a multi-band multi-protocol hybrid wired/wireless network Withdrawn EP1573949A4 (en)

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US41130102P 2002-09-17 2002-09-17
US41126102P 2002-09-17 2002-09-17
US411261P 2002-09-17
US411301P 2002-09-17
US43319802P 2002-12-13 2002-12-13
US433198P 2002-12-13
US606565 2003-06-26
US10/606,565 US7787419B2 (en) 2002-09-17 2003-06-26 System and method for providing a mesh network using a plurality of wireless access points (WAPs)
PCT/US2003/028058 WO2004028057A2 (en) 2002-09-17 2003-09-09 System and method for providing a super channel in a multi-band multi-protocol hybrid wired/wireless network

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EP1573949A2 EP1573949A2 (en) 2005-09-14
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