Throughput in multi-rate wireless networks using variable-length packets and other techniques
US7248604B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 24, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 15, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a wireless communication network having a plurality of devices operating at different data rates that contend for access to the network, a method is provided that assigns network access parameters to one or more of the devices so as to control throughput on the network. Examples of network access control parameters are the maximum data packet size and the contention window size. Generally, the network access control parameter for slower data rate users is configured so that they do not occupy the network a disproportionate amount of time compared to faster data rate users.
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