Scheme for managing overlapping wireless computer networks
US6754176B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L12/462
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A scheme for sharing a channel during a contention free period of communications between two or more basic service sets (BSSs) including network components in an overlapping region of a wireless computer network. These network components in the overlapping region may be configured to communicate in contention free periods only. Such bandwidth sharing may then include transmitting within each BSS exclusively during an allocated period of time. Each BSS may include one point coordinator network component and all other network components in the BSS then inform the point coordinator of channel conditions including degradation, and the number of packets received from other BSSs.
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