| US 7,567,531 B2 | ||
| Adaptive transmission channel allocation method and system for ISM and unlicensed frequency bands | ||
| Antti Lappeteläinen, Espoo (Finland) | ||
| Assigned to Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland) | ||
| Filed on May 12, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/433,852. | ||
| Application 11/433852 is a continuation of application No. 09/722604, filed on Nov. 27, 2000, granted, now 7,046,644. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0227741 A1, Oct. 12, 2006 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. H04J 3/16 (2006.01); H04J 3/22 (2006.01); H04B 7/216 (2006.01); H04Q 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 370—329 [370/335; 370/342; 370/465; 375/132] | 24 Claims |

| 1. A method comprising:
establishing a frequency-hopping connection link with a network device;
measuring channel conditions in at least a portion of frequency channels for determining whether a non-frequency-hopping connection
link is available based on measured conditions;
receiving via said frequency-hopping connection link an indication regarding said determining;
establishing the non-frequency-hopping connection link if said indication indicating that the non-frequency-hopping connection
link is available; and
maintaining the frequency-hopping connection link if said indication indicating that the non-frequency-hopping connection
link is unavailable.
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