Patent ID: 7315532

Claim:
A network, the network comprising: at least two broadcast transmitters, said at least two broadcast transmitters being arranged to effect a cellular coverage pattern, said cellular coverage pattern comprising at least two cells, each of said at least two broadcast transmitters being associated with each of said at least two cells, said at least two broadcast transmitters comprising a first transmitter associated with a first cell and a second broadcast transmitter associated with a second cell, said second cell being adjacent to said first cell, wherein said first and second broadcast transmitters are arranged to broadcast content data signals at a particular frequency on a time-divided basis, said content data being broadcast in bursts, each of said bursts comprising at least one packet, and wherein said first transmitter is arranged to include in a header of one or more of said at least one packet signal timing allocation information, said signal timing allocation information identifying when said bursts are broadcast from said first broadcast transmitter.