Device, system and method of uplink/downlink communication in wireless network
US7570624B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/542
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Some demonstrative embodiments of the invention include a method device and/or system of scheduling transmissions of one or more wireless communication stations. The method, according to some demonstrative embodiments may include instructing a plurality of wireless communication stations to set a transmission-disable counter to count a first value corresponding to a selective-transmission time period during which transmission by only a selected one of the plurality of stations is to be allowed; and instructing the selected station to set its transmission-disable counter to a second value that allows transmission of the selected station during at least part of the selective-transmission time period. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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