METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARED COMMUNICATION MEDIUM IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
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1. A method for transmitting information in a wireless network including multiple wireless stations, the method comprising:
- transmitting information in the wireless network using distributed channel time reservation for contention-free access to a wireless channel by each wireless station, based on a prior successful contention by the wireless station for access to the channel in a wireless network.
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Abstract
Performing distributed contention-free communication channel reservation for wireless communication, is disclosed. One implementation involves providing access to a shared communication channel in a wireless network including multiple wireless stations, by performing distributed channel time reservation for contention-free access to a shared wireless channel by each wireless station, based on a prior successful contention by the wireless station for access to the channel in a wireless network.
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39 Claims
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1. A method for transmitting information in a wireless network including multiple wireless stations, the method comprising:
transmitting information in the wireless network using distributed channel time reservation for contention-free access to a wireless channel by each wireless station, based on a prior successful contention by the wireless station for access to the channel in a wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A wireless station comprising:
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a receiver that receives information in a wireless network; and a channel access module that performs distributed channel time reservation for contention-free access to a shared wireless channel by the wireless station, based on a prior successful contention by the wireless station for access to the channel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A wireless station, comprising:
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a transmitter that transmits information in a wireless network; and a channel access module that performs distributed channel time reservation for contention-free access to a wireless channel by the wireless station, based on a prior successful contention by the wireless station for access to the channel. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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- 24. The wireless station of claim 237, wherein the channel access module is further configured such that the wireless station attempts a contention-free channel reservation based on the retained information about said successful contention, and wherein said information about the successful contention comprises timing of said owned CTB in a specific channel time period comprising a superframe, such that each superframe comprises multiple CTBs.
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28. A method for receiving information in a wireless network including multiple wireless stations, the method comprising:
receiving information in the wireless network using distributed channel time reservation for contention-free access to a wireless channel by each wireless station, based on a prior successful contention by the wireless station for access to the channel in the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A computer program product for transmitting information in a wireless network including multiple wireless stations, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer useable medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable program when executed on the computer causes the computer to; transmit information in the wireless network using distributed channel time reservation for contention-free access to a wireless channel by each wireless station, based on a prior successful contention by the wireless station for access to the channel in the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (37)
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38. A computer program product for receiving information in a wireless network including multiple wireless stations, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer useable medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable program when executed on the computer causes the computer to; receive information in the wireless network using distributed channel time reservation for contention-free access to a wireless channel by each wireless station, based on a prior successful contention by the wireless station for access to the channel in the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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