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Method of decentralized medium access control in a communications network

US10827524B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

KONINIKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. · NL
PHILIPS LIGHTING HOLDING B.V. · NL

Inventors

Guido Roland Hiertz · Aachen, DE
Rajesh Shantaram Bagul · Ulhasnagar, IN
Olaf Wischhusen · Aachen, DE
Jorg Habetha · Aachen, DE
Klaus Peter May · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 22, 2004
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 11, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W84/18
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of decentralized medium access control in a communications network consisting of a plurality of stations, wherein a sending station transmits a reservation request for a future transmission to an intended receiving station, said intended receiving station being in a reception range of said sending station, said reservation request signalling reservation information including starting point and duration of the transmission, defining a time period of said future transmission, and, in case of a multi-channel system, frequency or code of the channel of said future transmission, so establishing a reservation, and stations active in said reception range overhear said reservation request and other stations than said intended receiving station perform the actions of storing said reservation information locally and defer from medium access during the time period and on the channel of the future transmission.

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