Technique for reserving bandwidth for communications over a wireless system
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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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Abstract
A method that is useable with a wireless medium and local stations includes communicating a request between one of the local stations and a central authority to reserve a time slot for transmitting from the local station. The central authority is used to selectively reserve the time slot based on at least in part a reservation schedule. If the central authority reserves the time slot, then during the time slot, the central authority prevents the other local stations from transmitting.
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1. A method usable with a wireless medium and local stations, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 35)
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24. A wireless communication system comprising:
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local stations; and a central authority to; communicate with the local stations over a wireless medium, receive a request from one of the local stations to reserve a time slot for transmissions from said one of the local stations, selectively reserve the time slot based on at least in part a reservation schedule, and if the time slot is reserved, in response to the beginning of the time slot transmit data to the other local stations to prevent the other local stations from transmitting. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 36)
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31. An article comprising a machine-readable storage medium storing instructions to cause a control unit to:
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communicate with local stations over a wireless medium, receive a request from one of the local stations to reserve a time slot for transmissions from said one of the local stations, selectively reserve the time slot based on at least in part a reservation schedule, and if the time slot is reserved, in response to the beginning of the time slot, transmit data to the other local stations to prevent the other local stations from transmitting. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 37)
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