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Distributed Scheduling

  • US 20090116461A1
  • Filed: 06/04/2008
  • Published: 05/07/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a network in which some data are transmitted between stations during time slots in contention free periods, a method for selecting the time slots, the method comprising:

  • collecting timing information at some stations in the network, the timing information indicating the times of existing time slots used by stations whose transmissions can be reliably received by the station collecting the timing information;

    distributing the timing information to other stations in the network; and

    selecting a new time slot for transmission between a first and a second station based at least on timing information indicating the times of existing time slots used by stations whose transmissions can be reliably received by at least one of the first and second station.

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