Method and system for shared communication medium in wireless communication systems
US8189526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W74/002
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Performing distributed contention-free communication channel reservation for wireless communication, is disclosed. One implementation involves providing access to a shared communication channel in a wireless network including multiple wireless stations, by performing distributed channel time reservation for contention-free access to a shared wireless channel by each wireless station, based on a prior successful contention by the wireless station for access to the channel in a wireless network.
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