SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENTION-BASED CHANNEL ACCESS FOR PEER-TO-PEER CONNECTION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
First Claim
1. A method of communication in a wireless network comprising non-access point wireless devices, wherein the wireless devices are capable of establishing a peer-to-peer link by contention-based channel access, and wherein the wireless devices are free to contend any time for accessing a wireless channel, the method comprising:
- determining, by a non-access point wireless device having a directional antenna system in the wireless network, whether a wireless channel is available for establishing a peer-to-peer link by;
sensing whether the channel is idle in a first direction during a first slot time period by orienting the directional antenna system toward the first direction, andsensing whether the channel is idle in a second direction different from the first direction during a second slot time period by orienting the directional antenna system toward the second direction.
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Abstract
A system and method for wireless communication is disclosed. One aspect of the system includes wireless devices, wherein the wireless devices are capable of establishing a peer-to-peer link by contention-based channel access, and wherein the wireless devices are free to contend any time for accessing a wireless channel. The system may include first and second wireless devices, each of which has a directional antenna system. The first wireless device can determine whether the wireless channel is available for establishing a peer-to-peer link, by repeating sensing whether the channel is idle in different directions each during different slot time periods. The first wireless device can also sequentially transmit multiple requests each in different directions for establishing a link with the second wireless device. The second wireless device can sequentially transmit multiple replies each in different directions for establishing the link with the first wireless device.
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51 Claims
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1. A method of communication in a wireless network comprising non-access point wireless devices, wherein the wireless devices are capable of establishing a peer-to-peer link by contention-based channel access, and wherein the wireless devices are free to contend any time for accessing a wireless channel, the method comprising:
determining, by a non-access point wireless device having a directional antenna system in the wireless network, whether a wireless channel is available for establishing a peer-to-peer link by; sensing whether the channel is idle in a first direction during a first slot time period by orienting the directional antenna system toward the first direction, and sensing whether the channel is idle in a second direction different from the first direction during a second slot time period by orienting the directional antenna system toward the second direction. - 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. A method of communication in a wireless network comprising non-access point wireless devices, wherein the wireless devices are capable of establishing a peer-to-peer link by contention-based channel access, wherein the wireless devices are free to contend any time for accessing a wireless channel, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a non-access point wireless device in the wireless network, a request addressed to the wireless device for establishing a link with another non-access point wireless device in the wireless network, wherein the wireless device comprises a directional antenna system including an array of antenna elements; and transmitting, by the wireless device, multiple replies for establishing the link, the replies being addressed to the other wireless device, by; transmitting a first reply in a first reply transmission direction by orienting the directional antenna system toward the first reply transmission direction, and transmitting a second reply in a second reply transmission direction by orienting the directional antenna system toward the second reply transmission direction. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of communication in a wireless network comprising non-access point wireless devices, wherein the wireless devices are capable of establishing a peer-to-peer link by contention-based channel access, wherein the wireless devices are free to contend any time for accessing a wireless channel, the method comprising:
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determining, by a first non-access point wireless device having a directional antenna system in the wireless network, whether a wireless channel is available for establishing a peer-to-peer link, wherein determining whether the wireless channel is available comprises repeatedly sensing whether the channel is idle in each of different directions during a respective one of different slot time periods; sequentially transmitting, by the first wireless device, multiple requests each in respective different directions for establishing a link with a second non-access point wireless device in the wireless network, the requests being addressed to the second wireless device; and sequentially transmitting, by the second wireless device, multiple replies each in respective different directions for establishing the link with the first wireless device, the replies being addressed to the first wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A non-access point wireless device for wireless communication in a wireless network including a plurality of non-access point wireless devices, the device comprising:
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a directional antenna system; and a medium access control (MAC) layer configured to establish a peer-to-peer link by contention-based channel access, wherein the wireless device is free to contend any time for accessing a wireless channel, wherein the MAC layer is further configured to determine whether the wireless channel is available for establishing a peer-to-peer link, using the directional antenna system, by; sensing whether the channel is idle in a first direction during a first slot time period by orienting the directional antenna system toward the first direction, and sensing whether the channel is idle in a second direction different from the first direction during a second slot time period by orienting the directional antenna system toward the second direction. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A non-access point wireless device for wireless communication in a wireless network including a plurality of non-access point wireless devices, the device comprising:
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a directional antenna system including an array of antenna elements; and a medium access control (MAC) layer configured to establish a peer-to-peer link by contention-based channel access, wherein the wireless device is free to contend any time for accessing a wireless channel, wherein the MAC layer is further configured to receive a request addressed to the wireless device for establishing a link with another non-access point wireless device, by using less than all of the antenna elements; wherein the MAC layer is further configured to transmit multiple replies for establishing the link, the replies being addressed to the other wireless device, by; transmitting a first reply in a first reply transmission direction by orienting the directional antenna system toward the first reply transmission direction, and transmitting a second reply in a second reply transmission direction by orienting the directional antenna system toward the second reply transmission direction. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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50. A wireless system comprising non-access point wireless devices, wherein the wireless devices are capable of establishing a peer-to-peer link by contention-based channel access, wherein the wireless devices are free to contend any time for accessing a wireless channel, the system comprising:
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a first non-access point wireless device in the wireless network, the first wireless device having a directional antenna system; and a second non-access point wireless device in the wireless network, the second wireless device having a directional antenna system, wherein the first wireless device is configured to determine whether a wireless channel is available for establishing a peer-to-peer link, by repeatedly sensing whether the channel is idle in each of different directions during a respective one of different slot time periods; wherein the first wireless device is further configured to sequentially transmit multiple requests each in respective different directions for establishing a link with the second wireless device, the requests being addressed to the second wireless device; and wherein the second wireless device is configured to sequentially transmit multiple replies each in respective different directions for establishing the link, the replies being addressed to the first wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (51)
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