Communication medium access control protocol for wireless communication
First Claim
1. A method for controlling access to a communication medium intended for sharing by at least two stations for peer-to-peer communications therebetween, said method comprising the steps of:
- sensing said communication medium at a first station to determine if said communication medium is in use;
transmitting a connection request message from said first station to a second station if said first station determines that said communication medium is not in use;
transmitting a connection confirm message from said second station to said first station for temporarily reserving said communication medium for use by only said first and second stations;
transmitting data messages from said first station to said second station;
transmitting an acknowledgement message from said second station to said first station in response to said second station receiving a last one of said data messages;
transmitting a disconnect request message from said first station to said second station in response to receiving said acknowledgement message; and
transmitting a disconnect confirm message from said second station to said first station in response to receiving said disconnect request message for terminating said reservation of said communication medium.
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Abstract
A method is provided for controlling access to a communication medium intended for sharing by a least two stations to enable peer-to-peer communications therebetween. Initially, the communication medium is sensed at a first station to determine if the medium is in use. If the first station senses that the medium is not in use, the first station may then transmit a connection request message intended for a second station. Upon receiving at the second station the connection request message, the second station transmits a connection confirm message to the first station for the purpose of establishing a reservation of the transmission medium for use by the first and second stations. Thereafter, the first station transmits information as one or more data messages from the first station to the second station. Upon receiving the last of the data messages from the first station, the second station transmits an acknowledgement message to the first station. The first station, upon receiving the acknowledgement message, subsequently transmits a disconnect request message to the second station. Upon receiving the disconnect request message, the second station subsequently transmits a disconnect confirm message for reception by the first station for the purpose of ending the reservation of the medium.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for controlling access to a communication medium intended for sharing by at least two stations for peer-to-peer communications therebetween, said method comprising the steps of:
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sensing said communication medium at a first station to determine if said communication medium is in use; transmitting a connection request message from said first station to a second station if said first station determines that said communication medium is not in use; transmitting a connection confirm message from said second station to said first station for temporarily reserving said communication medium for use by only said first and second stations; transmitting data messages from said first station to said second station; transmitting an acknowledgement message from said second station to said first station in response to said second station receiving a last one of said data messages; transmitting a disconnect request message from said first station to said second station in response to receiving said acknowledgement message; and transmitting a disconnect confirm message from said second station to said first station in response to receiving said disconnect request message for terminating said reservation of said communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A communications system for controlling access to a communication medium intended for sharing by at least two stations for peer-to-peer communications therebetween, said communications system comprising:
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means for sensing said communication medium at a first station to determine if said communication medium is in use; means for transmitting a connection request message from said first station to a second station if said first station determines that said communication medium is not in use; means for transmitting a connection confirm message from said second station to said first station for temporarily reserving said communication medium for use by only said first and second stations; means for transmitting data messages from said first station to said second station; means for transmitting an acknowledgement message from said second station to said first station in response to said second station receiving a last one of said data messages; transmitting a disconnect request message from said first station to said second station in response to receiving said acknowledgement message; and transmitting a disconnect confirm message from said second station to said first station in response to receiving said disconnect request message for terminating said reservation of said communication medium. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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