MONITOR PERIOD FOR ASYNCHRONOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATION
First Claim
1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
- transmitting data, by a first wireless node, during a scheduled transmit time period; and
monitoring for control information during a defined period of time after the scheduled transmit time period;
wherein transmission of the control information is scheduled based on the scheduled transmit time period.
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Abstract
A monitoring period is defined after a scheduled transmission period to enable a transmitting node to acquire control information that may otherwise have been transmitted during the scheduled transmission period. In some implementations the 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 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 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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114 Claims
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1. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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transmitting data, by a first wireless node, during a scheduled transmit time period; and monitoring for control information during a defined period of time after the scheduled transmit time period; wherein transmission of the control information is scheduled based on the scheduled transmit time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit data, at a first wireless node, during a scheduled transmit time period; and a receiver configured to monitor for control information during a defined period of time after the scheduled transmit time period; wherein transmission of the control information is scheduled based on the scheduled transmit time period. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for transmitting data, by a first wireless node, during a scheduled transmit time period; and means for monitoring for control information during a defined period of time after the scheduled transmit time period; wherein transmission of the control information is scheduled based on the scheduled transmit time period. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A computer-program product for wireless communication, comprising:
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computer-readable medium comprising codes executable by at least one computer to; transmit data, at a first wireless node, during a scheduled transmit time period; and monitor for control information during a defined period of time after the scheduled transmit time period; wherein transmission of the control information is scheduled based on the scheduled transmit time period.
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65. An access point for wireless communication, comprising:
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an antenna; a transmitter configured to transmit data via the antenna, at a first wireless node, during a scheduled transmit time period; and a receiver configured to monitor for control information during a defined period of time after the scheduled transmit time period; wherein transmission of the control information is scheduled based on the scheduled transmit time period.
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66. An access terminal for wireless communication, comprising:
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a transmitter configured to transmit data, at a first wireless node, during a scheduled transmit time period; and a receiver configured to monitor for control information during a defined period of time after the scheduled transmit time period, wherein transmission of the control information is scheduled based on the scheduled transmit time period; and a user interface configured to output an indication based on data received by the receiver.
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67. A method of wireless communication, comprising:
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receiving, at a first wireless node, information relating to a scheduled transmit time period of a second wireless node; and scheduling transmission of control information based on the received information. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81)
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82. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive, at a first wireless node, information relating to a scheduled transmit time period of a second wireless node; and a scheduler configured to schedule transmission of control information based on the received information. - View Dependent Claims (83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96)
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97. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
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means for receiving, at a first wireless node, information relating to a scheduled transmit time period of a second wireless node; and means for scheduling transmission of control information based on the received information. - View Dependent Claims (98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111)
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112. 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 relating to a scheduled transmit time period of a second wireless node; and schedule transmission of control information based on the received information.
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113. 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 relating to a scheduled transmit time period of a second wireless node; and a controller configured to schedule transmission of control information based on the received information.
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114. An access terminal for wireless communication, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive, at a first wireless node, information relating to a scheduled transmit time period of a second wireless node; and a controller configured to schedule transmission of control information based on the received information; and a user interface configured to output an indication based on data received by the receiver.
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