Patent · US Active

Throughput in multi-rate wireless networks using variable-length packets and other techniques

US7912026B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

IPR Licensing, Inc. · US

Inventors

Gary L. Sugar · Rockville, US
William Seed · Los Altos, US
Anthony T. Collins · Gaithersburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 1, 2010
Grant date	Mar 22, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 1, 2030

Classification

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, an apparatus is provided that assigns network access parameters so as to control throughput on the network.

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