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Wireless communication system and method

US7289821B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 16, 2003
Grant dateOct 30, 2007
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Expiry dateDec 27, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W28/14
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A wireless communication system includes a queue status detection unit for detecting the amount of unit data being used for communication between a plurality of external devices, and deciding a class parameter T of one of the external devices; a counter for counting the number of giving-away times of the external device based on the giving-away of communication opportunities to communicate with the plurality of external devices, and deciding a delay parameter D of an external device; a communication priority decision unit for calculating priority values P of an external device by using a class parameter and a delay parameter, and determining an external device having a priority out of the plurality of external devices based on the priority values; and a communication initiation unit for initiating data communications with the determined external device having the priority. Accordingly, a communication method considering both throughput and fairness can be obtained.

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