Schemes to determine presence of hidden terminals in wireless networks environment and to switch between them
US5661727A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 12, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 26, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W74/0808
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of delievering data in a wireless communications network using a combination of collision sensing and collision avoiidance protocols. More precisely, if there are no hidden nodes detected in the network, a collision sensing protocol is used; however, if there are hidden nodes, then a collision avoidance protocol is used. This invention also deals with methods of determining the presence or absence of hidden nodes.
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