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Sleep during NAV/RID backoff

US10390304B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Dennis Sundman · Sollentuna, SE
Piergiuseppe Di Marco · Sollentuna, SE
Gustav Wikström · Täby, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 6, 2015
Grant date	Aug 20, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 6, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02D30/70
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a technique of supporting access to a wireless medium of a wireless communication network. A method embodiment comprises: when access of a station (100) to the wireless medium is delayed, determining (S202; S308), by the station, a back-off period indicating the period of time the access of the station to the wireless medium is delayed, and entering (S204; S312), by the station (100), into a sleep mode for a sleep period based on the determined back-off period.

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