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METHODS AND APPARATUS RELATED TO CONTROLLING TRAFFIC IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM USING SHARED AIR LINK TRAFFIC RESOURCES

  • US 20090109850A1
  • Filed: 10/31/2007
  • Published: 04/30/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of operating a first device having a first connection with a second device, said first and second devices being peer to peer communications devices, the method comprising:

  • monitoring a first transmission request response interval the first transmission request response interval being one of a plurality of transmission request response intervals in a first user scheduling interval corresponding to a first traffic interval, said transmission request response intervals being ordered according to transmission priority, transmission request response intervals corresponding to connections having higher transmission priority occurring within said first user scheduling interval before transmission request response intervals corresponding to connections having lower priorities;

    determining whether to transmit a transmission request during said first user scheduling interval based on signals received during said monitoring; and

    if it is determined that a transmission request should not be transmitted based on one of the received signals, refraining from using a transmission request interval corresponding to the first connection and refraining from transmitting traffic during said first traffic interval.

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