| US 7,372,832 B2 | ||
| Channel selection | ||
| David Bevan, Bishops Stortford (United Kingdom); Steven Baines, Bishops Stortford (United Kingdom); and Martin Smith, Chelmsford (United Kingdom) | ||
| Assigned to Nortel Networks Limited, St. Laurent, Quebec (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 10, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/683,413. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/480599, filed on Jun. 20, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/468456, filed on May 07, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/467432, filed on May 02, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/464844, filed on Apr. 23, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/461579, filed on Apr. 09, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/461344, filed on Apr. 09, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/454715, filed on Mar. 15, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/453840, filed on Mar. 11, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/453011, filed on Mar. 07, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/451897, filed on Mar. 04, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/447646, filed on Feb. 14, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/447645, filed on Feb. 14, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/447644, filed on Feb. 14, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/447643, filed on Feb. 14, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/447527, filed on Feb. 14, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/446619, filed on Feb. 12, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/446618, filed on Feb. 12, 2003. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/446617, filed on Feb. 12, 2003. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0156353 A1, Aug. 12, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04Q 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—329 [370/431; 370/464] | 35 Claims |
| 1. A method of transmitting data between a first node and a second node comprising the steps of:
determining probability information based on a determination of characteristics of previous transmissions using each of a
predetermined set of transmission channels;
selecting, during a transmission between the first node and the second node, a transmission channel from said set of channels
according to said probability information, the selected channel being for use during a later transmission between the first
node and the second node;
agreeing use of the selected channel during said transmission between the first node and the second node; and
transmitting data, during said later transmission with the second node, using the selected channel.
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