MANAGING DISTRIBUTED ACCESS TO A SHARED MEDIUM
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1. A method for communicating between stations in a network, the method comprising:
- coordinating among a plurality of the stations according to a distributed protocol to select a first station to transmit over a shared medium; and
transmitting between the first station and a second station over the shared medium during a time period in which stations other than the first and second stations refrain from transmitting over the shared medium, including transmitting from the first station information that grants permission to the second station to transmit during the time period.
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Abstract
Communicating between stations in a network is described. A plurality of stations coordinate according to a distributed protocol to select a first station to transmit over a shared medium. The communication includes transmitting between the first station and a second station over the shared medium during a time period in which stations other than the first and second stations refrain from transmitting over the shared medium. The first station transmits information that grants permission to the second station to transmit during the time period.
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47 Claims
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1. A method for communicating between stations in a network, the method comprising:
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coordinating among a plurality of the stations according to a distributed protocol to select a first station to transmit over a shared medium; and transmitting between the first station and a second station over the shared medium during a time period in which stations other than the first and second stations refrain from transmitting over the shared medium, including transmitting from the first station information that grants permission to the second station to transmit during the 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, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for communicating between stations, the system comprising:
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a first station configured to coordinate among a plurality of the stations according to a distributed protocol to gain access to transmit over a shared medium; and transmit to a second station over the shared medium during a time period in which stations other than the first and second stations refrain from transmitting over the shared medium, including transmitting information that grants permission to the second station to transmit during the time period; and the second station configured to, in response to receiving the information that grants permission, transmit to the first station over the shared medium during the time period.
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38. A method for communicating between stations in a network, the method comprising
coordinating among a plurality of the stations according to a distributed protocol to select a first station to transmit over a shared medium; -
transmitting between the first station and a second station over the shared medium during a time period in which stations other than the first and second stations refrain from transmitting over the shared medium; and coordinating among the plurality of stations according to the distributed protocol to select one of the stations to transmit over the shared medium after receiving information over the shared medium from the first station or the second station that indicates that the time period will end. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A system for communicating between stations, the system comprising:
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a first station configured to coordinate among a plurality of the stations according to a distributed protocol to gain access to transmit over a shared medium; and transmit to a second station over the shared medium during a time period in which stations other than the first and second stations refrain from transmitting over the shared medium; the second station configured to transmit to the first station over the shared medium during the time period; and a third station configured to coordinate among the plurality of stations according to the distributed protocol to gain access to transmit over the shared medium after receiving information over the shared medium from the first station or the second station that indicates that the time period will end.
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