<s>
Data	B-Architecture
networks	I-Architecture
,	O
such	O
as	O
wireless	O
communication	O
networks	O
,	O
have	O
to	O
trade	O
off	O
between	O
services	O
customized	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
terminal	O
and	O
services	O
provided	O
to	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
terminals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
important	O
for	O
network	O
operators	O
,	O
content	O
retailers	O
,	O
and	O
service	O
providers	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
distribute	O
content	O
and/or	O
other	O
network	O
services	O
in	O
a	O
fast	O
and	O
efficient	O
manner	O
and	O
in	O
such	O
a	O
way	O
as	O
to	O
increase	O
bandwidth	B-Algorithm
utilization	O
and	O
power	O
efficiency	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
multi-frequency	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
(	O
MFN	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
network	O
in	O
which	O
multiple	O
radio	O
frequencies	O
(	O
RFs	O
)	O
(	O
or	O
RF	O
channels	O
)	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
transmit	O
media	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
type	O
of	O
MFN	O
is	O
a	O
horizontal	O
multi-frequency	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
(	O
HMFN	O
)	O
where	O
a	O
distribution	O
waveform	O
is	O
transmitted	O
over	O
different	O
RF	O
channels	O
in	O
different	O
local	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
type	O
of	O
MFN	O
is	O
a	O
vertical	O
multi-frequency	B-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
(	O
VMFN	O
)	O
in	O
which	O
multiple	O
radio	O
frequency	O
(	O
RF	O
)	O
channels	O
are	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
given	O
local	O
area	O
to	O
transmit	O
independent	O
distribution	O
waveforms	O
with	O
an	O
aim	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
capacity	O
of	O
the	O
network	O
(	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
deliver	O
more	O
content	O
to	O
a	O
device/end	O
user	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
