Now, under the present invention, the slave would scan {HEAD ~ the band} for available spectrum on {TAIL ~ time slot} 5 and finds that in this instance frequency channels 4 through 8 are clear or available 
Now , under the present invention , the slave would scan { HEAD ~ the band } for available spectrum on { TAIL ~ time slot } 5 and finds that in this instance frequency channels 4 through 8 are clear or available
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