Channel access method and apparatus
US12207316B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 12, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A channel access method and apparatus, where the method includes: determining, by a station, backoff duration based on a current first contention window; determining random padding duration based on a current second contention window when the backoff duration is reached; sending, on a channel, padding data whose duration is the random padding duration; detecting a state of the channel after the padding data is sent; and sending data on the channel if the state of the channel is an idle state.
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