Multi-channel contention method, communications device, and wireless network system
US11025476B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multi-channel contention method, a communications device, and a wireless network system are presented. The present disclosure is applied to a communications device in a wireless network, where the communications device is an access point or a station; and the communications device includes: a channel contention module configured to: listen to at least two channels, determine a first channel succeeding in contention, and determine a second channel considered to succeed in contention; and an exchange module configured to: exchange a control frame with another communications device in the wireless network using the first channel and the second channel in order to occupy the channels, or exchange a data frame.
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