Method for enhancing fairness and performance in a multihop ad hoc network and corresponding system
US7397785B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 17, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for enhancing the fairness and performance in a multihop ad hoc network, the method usually including providing contention synchronization information regarding a transmission between nodes of the network, wherein the information is routinely provided to nodes in a range of two hops from the nodes participating at the transmission. The method also typically includes setting, after successfully finishing the transmission, a waiting time for the nodes participating at the transmission, in which these nodes backoff from accessing a transmission medium.
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