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Channel contention method and apparatus

US10149322B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. · CN

Inventors

Yalin Liu · Nanhu, CN
Jun Zhu · San Diego, US
Jiayin Zhang · Shanghai, CN
Tianyu Wu · Nanhu, CN

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 26, 2016
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 10, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/02
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments provide a channel contention method and apparatus. The channel contention apparatus belongs to a basic service set (BSS). The BSS includes an access point (AP) and at least one first station (STA). Both the AP and the at least one first STA participate in channel contention. The apparatus is the AP or any first STA. The apparatus includes a sensing module configured to sense a channel. The apparatus also includes a contention module configured to contend for the channel. The AP centrally performs control and scheduling so that all of at least one network device in the BSS can transmit data by using the channel.

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