Method and system for managing a multi-message exchange over a wireless channel
US9877342B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L27/0006
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
When an upper layer of a device is going to initiate an exchange of two or more messages with a corresponding upper layer of another device, the initiating device will provide from its upper layer to a lower layer such as a MAC layer an indication of how many messages the devices will be exchanging. In response to that indication, the lower layer of the initiating device will then cause the lower layer of the other device to forgo checking for and confirming availability of the channel for transmission of the next message of the exchange from the other device to the initiating device. Further, the lower layer of the initiating device may also responsively forgo for and confirming availability of the channel for a subsequent message of the exchange.
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