METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAFFIC PATTERN DEPENDENT ACCESS COORDINATION TO A SHARED TRANSMISSION MEDIUM
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1. Method for coordinating access to a shared transmission medium in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), comprising the steps of:
- identifying a station associated with a first basic service set (BSS);
providing access opportunity to the station on the shared transmission medium in one or more time slots, which time slots are assigned dependent on a traffic pattern of the station.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for coordinating access to a shared transmission medium in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), in order to minimize the risk for collisions. The method includes identifying a station associated with a first basic service set (BSS), and providing access opportunity to the station on the shared transmission medium in one or more time slots, which time slots are assigned dependent on a traffic pattern of the station.
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1. Method for coordinating access to a shared transmission medium in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), comprising the steps of:
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identifying a station associated with a first basic service set (BSS); providing access opportunity to the station on the shared transmission medium in one or more time slots, which time slots are assigned dependent on a traffic pattern of the station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 15)
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- 12. Apparatus for coordinating access to a shared transmission medium in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), comprising an access point (AP) configured to provide radio communication with stations in basic service sets (BSS), a processor configured to execute program code, and a memory comprising instructions that when executed by the processor cause the apparatus to provide access opportunity to stations on the shared transmission medium in one or more time slots, which time slots are assigned dependent on a traffic pattern of the station.
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