Method, apparatus, and computer program product for quiet period management in wireless networks for coexistence
US8730990B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/541
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed for quiet period management in wireless networks to enhance coexistence of wireless networks with other wireless networks. An example embodiment comprises: receiving control information in a wireless message in a communications channel from another device in a wireless network; receiving a packet having a duration in the communications channel in the wireless network; delaying transmission of a packet in the communications channel for an interval determined by the received control information; monitoring an ambient electromagnetic spectrum during the interval; and competing for transmission resources in the communications channel, using a carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance access method, after the interval.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.