Method and apparatus for measuring quality of wireless channels
US8861481B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L1/1867
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for measuring the quality of wireless channels based on a result obtained by measuring contentions between stations in a wireless network employing a carrier sense multiple access/collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) medium access control (MAC) method specified in the IEEE 802.11 standard are provided. The method includes determining contentions between stations to transmit frames via a wireless channel that uses a contention-based medium access method, and measuring the quality of the wireless channel based on the determined contentions.
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