Medium access control protocol for centralized wireless network communication management
First Claim
1. An ultra wide band network, comprising:
- a master device;
a plurality of slave devices structured to communicate with the master device using a plurality of ultra wide band pulses; and
a medium access control protocol comprising a time division multiple access frame.
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Abstract
Medium Access Control protocol software architecture which comprises a microcode component providing the protocol implementation level functions and an engine component providing hardware level functions. The Medium Access Control protocol and method for use in a network system allows for centralized management of all MAC-level services by a master device. The Medium Access Control protocol provides an improved protocol message put via the sequence retransmission request protocol scheme. The Medium Access protocol provides a reduced data transmission latency and provides dynamic allocation slots within a Time Division Multiple Access frame definition. The Medium Access protocol also provides a set of failure management functions and power control support.
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22 Claims
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1. An ultra wide band network, comprising:
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a master device;
a plurality of slave devices structured to communicate with the master device using a plurality of ultra wide band pulses; and
a medium access control protocol comprising a time division multiple access frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An ultra wide band network, comprising:
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means for communicating between a master device and a plurality of slave devices by using a plurality of ultra wide band pulses; and
means for a medium access control protocol comprising means for a time division multiple access frame.
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12. An ultra wide band network, comprising:
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a master device;
a plurality of slave devices structured to communicate with the master device using ultra wide band pulses;
a computer program product comprising a medium access control protocol that includes a time division multiple access frame. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An ultra wide band network, comprising:
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a master device;
a plurality of slave devices structured to communicate with the master device using ultra wide band pulses; and
a medium access control protocol comprising a time division multiple access frame, the time division multiple access frame including a plurality of data sections, with at least one data section having a variable size. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An ultra wide band network, comprising:
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means for communicating between a master device and a plurality of slave devices by using a plurality of ultra wide band pulses; and
wherein the means for communicating comprises;
means for a medium access control protocol that includes a time division multiple access frame means comprising a plurality of data sections, with means for varying a size of at least one data section.
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