WI-FI COMPATIBLE CHANNEL ACCESS
First Claim
1. In a wireless network, a method for ensuring equal medium access between a first wireless device associated with an enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) protocol and a number of second wireless devices associated with a load based equipment (LBE) protocol, the method performed by the first wireless device and comprising:
- determining a level of contention associated with gaining access to a wireless medium;
selecting a contention window size based, at least in part, on the determined level of contention; and
selecting, for a medium access contention operation, a random back-off number from a range of numbers defined by the selected contention window size.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed that may equal medium access between a first wireless device associated with an enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) protocol and a number of second wireless devices associated with a load based equipment (LBE) protocol. The first wireless device may determine a level of contention associated with gaining access to a wireless medium, select a contention window size based, at least in part, on the determined level of contention, and select, for a medium access contention operation, a random back-off number from a range of numbers defined by the selected contention window size.
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30 Claims
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1. In a wireless network, a method for ensuring equal medium access between a first wireless device associated with an enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) protocol and a number of second wireless devices associated with a load based equipment (LBE) protocol, the method performed by the first wireless device and comprising:
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determining a level of contention associated with gaining access to a wireless medium; selecting a contention window size based, at least in part, on the determined level of contention; and selecting, for a medium access contention operation, a random back-off number from a range of numbers defined by the selected contention window size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A first wireless device associated with an enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) protocol and configured to ensure equal medium access with a number of second wireless devices associated with a load based equipment (LBE) protocol, the first wireless device comprising:
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one or more processors; and a memory configured to store instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first wireless device to; determine a level of contention associated with gaining access to a wireless medium; select a contention window size based, at least in part, on the determined level of contention; and select, for a medium access contention operation, a random back-off number from a range of numbers defined by the selected contention window size. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A first wireless device associated with an enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) protocol and configured to ensure equal medium access with a number of second wireless devices associated with a load based equipment (LBE) protocol, the first wireless device comprising:
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means for determining a level of contention associated with gaining access to a wireless medium; means for selecting a contention window size based, at least in part, on the determined level of contention; and means for selecting, for a medium access contention operation, a random back-off number from a range of numbers defined by the selected contention window size. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs containing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a first wireless device associated with an enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) protocol, cause the first wireless device to ensure equal medium access with a number of second wireless devices associated with a load based equipment (LBE) protocol by performing operations comprising:
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determining a level of contention associated with gaining access to a wireless medium; selecting a contention window size based, at least in part, on the determined level of contention; and selecting, for a medium access contention operation, a random back-off number from a range of numbers defined by the selected contention window size. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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