METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE ACCESS FOR DIRECTIONAL WIRELESS NETWORKS
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1. A method, comprising:
- establishing a distributed contention-based period (CBP) for a directional wireless network; and
transmitting information from a first device to a second device based on one or more distributed CBP rules, wherein the transmission comprises a directional transmission.
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Abstract
A method, system, apparatus and article are described for providing multiple access for directional wireless networks. A method may comprise, for example, establishing a distributed contention-based period (CBP) for a directional wireless network and transmitting information from a first device to a second device based on one or more distributed CBP rules, wherein the transmission comprises a directional transmission. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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establishing a distributed contention-based period (CBP) for a directional wireless network; and transmitting information from a first device to a second device based on one or more distributed CBP rules, wherein the transmission comprises a directional transmission. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
a wireless device including a transceiver operative to establish a distributed contention-based period (CBP) for a directional wireless network and transmit information to another wireless device based on one or more distributed CBP rules, wherein the transmission comprises a directional transmission. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article comprising a computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that if executed by a processor enable a system to:
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establish a distributed contention-based period (CBP) for a directional wireless network; and transmit information from a first device to a second device based on one or more distributed CBP rules, wherein the transmission comprises a directional transmission. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A system, comprising:
a wireless device including a digital display and a transceiver operative to establish a distributed contention-based period (CBP) for a directional wireless network and transmit information to another wireless device based on one or more distributed CBP rules, wherein the transmission comprises a directional transmission. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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