Hybrid time division multiple access (TDMA) and carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) for interference avoidance method therefor
US10972997B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02D30/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for interference avoidance when transmitting a message in a wireless system comprising: dividing a frame into a plurality of time slots, wherein a first plurality of time slots allocated as Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) time slots and a second plurality of time slots allocated as contention slots; transmitting a message in a designated TDMA time slot by a corresponding wireless node assigned to the designated TDMA time slot if the designated TDMA time slot is idle; and transmitting the message in a contention slot if the designated TDMA time slot is busy.
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