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Method for accessing a channel in a wireless communication network

US9961699B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) · IN

Inventors

Sreekanth Dama · Hyderabad, IN
Thomas Velerrian Pasca Santhappan · Hyderabad, IN
Abhinav Kumar · San Jose, US
Kiran Kumar Kuchi · Irving, US
Bheemarjun Reddy Tamma · Hyderabad, IN
Uday Babulal Desai · Hyderabad, IN

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 8, 2016
Grant date	May 1, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 15, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W74/08
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments herein disclose a method and a base station for accessing a channel of an unlicensed band in a wireless communication network. The method includes maintaining a plurality of virtual stations by the base station in the wireless communication network based on a value. Further, the method includes contending to access the channel using the plurality of virtual stations. Each virtual station in the plurality of virtual stations includes a contention window and a counter value.

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