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Scheduling of isochronous traffic in time and frequency to reduce contention

US8331312B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 23, 2010
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateFeb 27, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/566
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques are provided to reduce contention (interference) between bursts associated with multiple isochronous traffic flows. Generally, the techniques involve, at a plurality of wireless access point devices and/or a plurality of wireless client devices in a wireless network, initiating bursts of wireless transmissions carrying isochronous traffic from wireless access point devices to their associated client devices and/or from wireless client devices to their respective wireless access point devices at start times that are scheduled so as to reduce a likelihood of interference between multiple bursts of wireless transmissions for different isochronous traffic flows.

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