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Technique for reserving bandwidth for communications over a wireless system

  • US 6,963,549 B1
  • Filed: 01/26/2000
  • Issued: 11/08/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method usable with a wireless medium and local stations, comprising:

  • communicating a request between one of the local stations and a central authority to reserve a time slot for transmitting from said one of the local stations;

    using the central authority to selectively reserve the time slot based on at least in part a reservation schedule; and

    if the central authority reserves the time slot, in response to the beginning of the time slot, transmitting data to the other local stations to prevent the other local stations from transmitting.

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