Channel time allocating method using ECAP in wireless personal area network
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1. A channel time allocating method in a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) including Piconet Coordinator (PNC) and a plurality of devices, comprising the steps of:
- a) receiving channel time allocation requests for data transmission from the devices; and
b) allocating channel time upon the channel time allocation requests of the devices and allocating rest time periods which are left behind after channel time allocation to the devices as Extended Contention Access Periods (ECAP) for competitive use of the devices.
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Provided is a channel time allocating method using Extended Contention Access Period (ECAP) in a wireless personal area network (WPAN). The method includes the steps of: a) receiving channel time allocation requests for data transmission from the Devices; and b) allocating channel time upon the channel time allocation request of the Devices and allocating a rest time period which are left behind after channel time allocation to the Devices as the ECAPs for competitive use of the Devices. The method can be used to allocate the channel time in the WPAN.
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1. A channel time allocating method in a Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) including Piconet Coordinator (PNC) and a plurality of devices, comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving channel time allocation requests for data transmission from the devices; and
b) allocating channel time upon the channel time allocation requests of the devices and allocating rest time periods which are left behind after channel time allocation to the devices as Extended Contention Access Periods (ECAP) for competitive use of the devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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