CONDITIONAL SCHEDULING FOR ASYNCHRONOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
- receiving, at a first wireless node, information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data by a second wireless node; and
determining, based on the received information, whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission.
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Abstract
A wireless media access control supports asynchronous communication and overlapping transmissions. Here, a wireless node may determine whether to request or schedule a transmission based on control messages it receives from neighboring nodes. In some implementations a scheduled transmission may be divided up into several segments so that a transmitting node may receive and transmit control messages between segments. In some implementations a monitoring period is defined after a scheduled transmission period to enable the transmitting node to acquire control information that may otherwise have been transmitted during the scheduled transmission period. In some implementations data and control information are transmitted over different frequency division multiplexed channels to enable concurrent transmission of the data and control information.
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72 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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receiving, at a first wireless node, information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data by a second wireless node; and determining, based on the received information, whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive, at a first wireless node, information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data by a second wireless node; and a reception controller configured to determine, based on the received information, whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for receiving, at a first wireless node, information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data by a second wireless node; and means for determining, based on the received information, whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer-program product for wireless communication, comprising:
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computer-readable medium comprising codes executable by at least one computer to; receive, at a first wireless node, information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data by a second wireless node; and determine, based on the received information, whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission.
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38. An access point for wireless communication, comprising:
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an antenna; a receiver configured to receive via the antenna, at a first wireless node, information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data by a second wireless node; and a reception controller configured to determine, based on the received information, whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission.
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39. An access terminal for wireless communication, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive, at a first wireless node, information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data by a second wireless node; and a reception controller configured to determine, based on the received information, whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission; and a user interface configured to output an indication based on data received by the receiver.
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40. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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defining information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data for a first wireless node, wherein the information is defined to enable a second wireless node to determine whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission; and transmitting the defined information. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a transmission controller configured to define information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data by a first wireless node, wherein the information is defined to enable a second wireless node to determine whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission; and a transmitter configured to transmit the defined information. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for defining information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data for a first wireless node, wherein the information is defined to enable a second wireless node to determine whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission; and means for transmitting the defined information. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A computer-program product for wireless communication, comprising:
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computer-readable medium comprising codes executable by at least one computer to; define information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data by a first wireless node, wherein the information is defined to enable a second wireless node to determine whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission; and transmit the defined information.
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71. An access point for wireless communication, comprising:
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an antenna; a transmission controller configured to define information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data by a first wireless node, wherein the information is defined to enable a second wireless node to determine whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission; and a transmitter configured to transmit the defined information via the antenna.
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72. An access terminal for wireless communication, comprising:
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a transmission controller configured to define information that indicates a scheduled transmission of data by a first wireless node, wherein the information is defined to enable a second wireless node to determine whether to schedule an additional data transmission during a time period associated with the scheduled data transmission; and a transmitter configured to transmit the defined information; and a user interface configured to provide data to be transmitted by the transmitter.
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