Token passing data transfer mechanism for reservation based protocols
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1. A method for establishing communication between a first device and a second device participating in a reservation based communication protocol over a wireless communication network, comprising:
- acquiring a single reservation comprising a plurality of reserved slots within a superframe wherein at least some of the reserved slots are reservation blocks wherein the reservation blocks are contiguous reserved slots; and
sharing the reservation between the first device and the second device comprising;
establishing a default allocation of the reservation blocks between the first device and the second device wherein a portion of the reservation blocks are respectively allocated to each of the devices; and
transmitting information from each of the devices during at least a portion of the reservation blocks.
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Abstract
Establishing communication between a first device and a second device participating in a reservation based communication protocol over a communication network and sharing the reservation to allow for data to be transmitted from both devices during the reservation.
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1. A method for establishing communication between a first device and a second device participating in a reservation based communication protocol over a wireless communication network, comprising:
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acquiring a single reservation comprising a plurality of reserved slots within a superframe wherein at least some of the reserved slots are reservation blocks wherein the reservation blocks are contiguous reserved slots; and sharing the reservation between the first device and the second device comprising; establishing a default allocation of the reservation blocks between the first device and the second device wherein a portion of the reservation blocks are respectively allocated to each of the devices; and transmitting information from each of the devices during at least a portion of the reservation blocks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for establishing communication between a first device and a second device participating in a reservation based communication protocol over a wireless communication network, comprising:
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a processor of the first device configured to acquire a single reservation comprising a plurality of reserved slots within a superframe wherein at least some of the reserved slots are reservation blocks wherein the reservation blocks are contiguous reserved slots; and
to share the reservation between the first device and the second device by establishing a default allocation of the reservation blocks between the first device and the second device wherein a portion of the reservation blocks are respectively allocated to each of the devices; and
for allowing for the transmission of information from each of the devices during at least a portion of the reservation blocks; anda memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
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20. A computer program product for establishing communication between a first device and a second device participating in a reservation based communication protocol over a wireless communication network, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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acquiring a single reservation comprising a plurality of reserved slots within a superframe wherein at least some of the reserved slots are reservation blocks wherein the reservation blocks are contiguous reserved slots; and sharing the reservation between the first device and the second device comprising; establishing a default allocation of the reservation blocks between the first device and the second device wherein a portion of the reservation blocks are respectively allocated to each of the devices; and transmitting information from each of the devices during at least a portion of the reservation blocks.
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