Medium access protocol for wireless local area network
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1. A wireless local area network, comprising:
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a client station which communicates with said server station,wherein said server station includes (1) means for broadcasting a first frame of information, (2) means for deferring, during a predetermined time period, broadcasting of a second frame of information, said predetermined time period (a) beginning at a point in time immediately after completion of broadcast of the first frame, and (b) being calculated to allow said client station to gain access to the network, and (3) means for broadcasting the second frame, andwherein said client station includes means for deferring broadcasting of a third frame of information by said client station (a) during broadcasting of the first frame by said server station, and (b) during a first random time period which begins at the point in time immediately after completion of broadcast of the first frame.
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Abstract
A station which broadcasts a frame of information over a wireless local area network, waits a predetermined time calculated to allow other stations to gain access to the network, and thereafter broadcasts another frame of information. A method is provided which improves access fairness while reducing the collision probability, thereby increasing data throughput in the network.
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1. A wireless local area network, comprising:
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a server station; and a client station which communicates with said server station, wherein said server station includes (1) means for broadcasting a first frame of information, (2) means for deferring, during a predetermined time period, broadcasting of a second frame of information, said predetermined time period (a) beginning at a point in time immediately after completion of broadcast of the first frame, and (b) being calculated to allow said client station to gain access to the network, and (3) means for broadcasting the second frame, and wherein said client station includes means for deferring broadcasting of a third frame of information by said client station (a) during broadcasting of the first frame by said server station, and (b) during a first random time period which begins at the point in time immediately after completion of broadcast of the first frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless local area network, comprising:
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a server station which broadcasts data frames; a first client station which broadcasts data frames; and a second client station which broadcasts data frames, wherein said server station includes (1) means for broadcasting a first data frame, (2) means for deferring, during a predetermined time period, broadcasting of a second data frame, said predetermined time period (a) beginning at a point in time immediately after completion of broadcast of the first data frame, and (b) being calculated to allow either said first client station or said second client station to gain access to the network, and (3) means for broadcasting the second data frame, wherein said first client station includes means for deferring broadcasts of data frames by said first client station (a) during broadcasting of the first data frame by said server station, and (b) during a first random time period which begins at the point in time immediately after completion of broadcast of the first data frame; and wherein said second client station includes means for deferring broadcasts of data frames by said second client station (a) during broadcasting of the first data frame by said server station, and (b) during a second random time period which begins at the point in time immediately after completion of broadcast of the first data frame. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A method of improving data throughput performance in a wireless network having a first station and a second station, comprising:
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transmitting a first data frame from the first station; delaying transmission of a second data frame from said second station during a first random time period which begins at a point in time immediately after completion of transmission of the first data frame without collision; and delaying transmission of a third data frame from the first station during a second time period, said second time period (a) being greater than said first random time period, and (b) beginning at the point in time immediately after completion of transmission of the first data frame without collision. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method of improving data throughput performance-in a wireless network having a server workstation and a plurality of Client workstations comprising:
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transmitting a first data frame from one of said plurality of client workstations; delaying any attempt to transmit a second data frame from another workstation of said plurality of client workstations for at least n clock cycles after completion of transmission of the first data frame; and delaying any attempt to transmit a third data frame from the server for at least m clock cycles after completion of transmission of the first date frame; wherein n and m are randomly selected and the maximum value of n is greater than the maximum value of m. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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