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(11) EP 1 573 927 A2

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(43) Date of publication:
14.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/37

(21) Application number: 03752165.5

(22) Date of filing: 09.09.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04B 1/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2003/028302
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/027999 (01.04.2004 Gazette 2004/14)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 17.09.2002 US 411261 P
17.09.2002 US 411301 P
13.12.2002 US 433117 P
20.12.2002 US 435984 P

(71) Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
California 92619-7013 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • FRANK, Ed, H.
    Atherton, CA 94027 (US)
  • MARTIN, Richard
    Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (US)

(74) Representative: Jehle, Volker Armin 
Bosch, Graf v. Stosch, Jehle Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH Flüggenstrasse 13
80639 München
80639 München (DE)

   


(54) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN INTELLIGENT SWITCH FOR BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT IN A HYBRID WIRED/WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK