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Distributed context-aware scheduled access in a network

US8331346B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 21, 2006
Grant dateDec 11, 2012
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/02
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication system includes devices configured to communicate with each other through a temporal sequence of frames. Each of these frames includes multiple sub-channels and network-context information associated with communication between the devices. For example, network-context information associated with a data packet transmitted by a first device using a first sub-channel during a first frame is included in the first sub-channel. Furthermore, a second device, which communicates with the first device and a third device, arbitrates potential conflicts between the first device and the third device over use of the first sub-channel by providing feedback information to the first device. This feedback information is determined based on the network-context information in multiple frames, which is accumulated by the second device.

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