Method and apparatus for assigning slot
US9468019B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for assigning slot. Wherein the method includes: constructing an HELLO packet, the HELLO packet including correlation information of multiple reservation slots requested by a local node, or including correlation information of multiple reservation slots requested by a local node and correlation information of multiple reservation slots requested by at least one neighbor node of the local node; and transmitting the HELLO packet, so that a node receiving the HELLO packet authenticates the multiple reservation slots requested by the local node according to information contained in the HELLO packet. With the method and apparatus of the embodiments of the present invention, utilization of slots is improved.
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