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Method of managing time slots in a wireless network through the use of contention groups

  • US 20030137993A1
  • Filed: 01/22/2003
  • Published: 07/24/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of passing management frames between a coordinator and a plurality of devices during a plurality of repeated superframes, comprising:

  • dividing the plurality of superframes into repeating groups of L consecutive superframes;

    forming M management time slots in each of the L consecutive superframes, such that N unique management time slots are created in the L consecutive superframes, where N is equal to L times M;

    dividing the plurality of devices into N contention groups;

    assigning each of the N contention groups to one of the N unique management time slots;

    allowing an individual device from the plurality of devices to send management requests to a network coordinator only during the unique management time slot to which the contention group that the individual device is a member of is assigned, wherein L and M are integers greater than 0, N is an integer greater than 1.

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