MIXED-ACCESS MODE COMMUNICATION FOR STANDALONE OPERATION ON A SHARED COMMUNICATION MEDIUM
First Claim
1. A method of operating a central coordination server for a shared communication medium, comprising:
- partitioning the shared communication medium into a contention-free partition where the shared communication medium is reserved for first devices associated with a first set of operators and a contention-based partition where second devices associated with a second set of operators contend for access to the shared communication medium, at least one operator belonging to both the first and second sets of operators; and
notifying the first and second devices of the partitioning.
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Abstract
In an embodiment, a central coordination server (e.g., a Spectrum Access Server) partitions a shared communication medium into a contention-free partition where the shared communication medium is reserved for devices associated with a first set of operators and a contention-based partition where devices associated with a second set of operators contend for access to the shared communication medium, at least one operator belonging to both the first and second sets of operators. The central coordination server notifies target devices (e.g., APs, ATs, etc.) of the partitioning. In a further embodiment, a device (e.g., AP, AT, etc.) communicates over a portion of the contention-free partition that is reserved for an associated operator, and also over the contention-based partition.
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1. A method of operating a central coordination server for a shared communication medium, comprising:
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partitioning the shared communication medium into a contention-free partition where the shared communication medium is reserved for first devices associated with a first set of operators and a contention-based partition where second devices associated with a second set of operators contend for access to the shared communication medium, at least one operator belonging to both the first and second sets of operators; and notifying the first and second devices of the partitioning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication method, comprising:
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communicating, by a device associated with an operator, over a contention-free partition of a shared communication medium that is reserved for the operator; and communicating, by the device associated with the operator, over a contention-based partition of the shared communication medium that is shared with a plurality of operators. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A central coordination server for a shared communication medium, comprising:
a controller coupled to a network communication interface and configured to; partition the shared communication medium into a contention-free partition where the shared communication medium is reserved for first devices associated with a first set of operators and a contention-based partition where second devices associated with a second set of operators contend for access to the shared communication medium, at least one operator belonging to both the first and second sets of operators; and notify the first and second devices of the partitioning. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A device associated with an operator, comprising:
at least one communication controller coupled to at least one transceiver and configured to; communicate over a contention-free partition of a shared communication medium that is reserved for the operator; and communicate over a contention-based partition of the shared communication medium that is shared with a plurality of operators. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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