Shared communications channel access in an overlapping coverage environment
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1. A method for initiating a contention-free burst by a hybrid coordinator of a network using a shared communications medium comprising:
- determining a status of the shared communications medium;
waiting for access to the shared communications medium based on the status of the shared communications medium; and
transmitting information after expiration of a specified period of time.
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Abstract
Methods for creating contention-free bursts of communications in an environment wherein a communications channel may be shared by a plurality of wireless networks. The methods presented also include mechanisms for recovery due to collisions and otherwise lost transmissions and for ensuring that a single wireless network is not able to obtain access of the communications channel at the expense of other wireless networks.
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41 Claims
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1. A method for initiating a contention-free burst by a hybrid coordinator of a network using a shared communications medium comprising:
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determining a status of the shared communications medium;
waiting for access to the shared communications medium based on the status of the shared communications medium; and
transmitting information after expiration of a specified period of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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17. A method for access recovery in a shared medium comprising:
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transmitting a frame to a destination to initiate a contention-burst;
waiting for an expected response from the destination within a first time period;
if the expected response from the destination does not arrive within the specified time period, then;
sensing a status of the shared medium;
waiting a second time period; and
regaining control of the shared medium.
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35. A circuit comprising:
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a memory;
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor containing circuitry to manage communications in a shared medium, the processor further comprises an error processor to detect and recover from transmissions damaged by collisions from other transmissions;
a transmit/receive unit coupled to the processor, the transmit/receive unit to transmit and receive data frames from the shared medium; and
a medium sensor unit coupled to the processors, the medium sensor to detect a state of the shared medium.
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40. A communications system comprising:
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a shared medium;
at least two communications stations, coupled to the shared medium, each communications station comprising;
a memory;
a processor coupled to the memory, the processor containing circuitry to manage communications in a shared medium, the processor further comprises an error processor to detect and recover from transmissions damaged by collisions from other transmissions;
a transmit/receive unit coupled to the processor, the transmit/receive unit to transmit and receive data frames from the shared medium; and
a medium sensor unit coupled to the processors, the medium sensor to detect a state of the shared medium. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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