Medium sensing histogram for WLAN resource reporting
First Claim
1. A method for formatting a measurement report for a wireless medium, the method comprising:
- indicating, by a first field, a number of bins for a predetermined channel of the wireless medium that were busy during a measurement period;
indicating, by a second field, a number of bins for the predetermined channel of the wireless medium that were idle during the measurement period;
combining the first field and the second field to provide a probability measurement that indicates the probability that the wireless medium is idle after the medium is busy; and
providing a plurality of bin density fields, one bin density field indicating a density of medium time that the wireless medium is busy, and at least one other bin density field indicating a distribution of idle time after the wireless medium was busy for time 0 slots.
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Abstract
The admissibility of periodic traffic to a wireless medium can be estimated using a measurement report format that includes a field indicating the number of bins for a predetermined channel of the wireless medium that were busy during a measurement period, and a field indicating the number of bins for the predetermined channel of the wireless medium that were idle during the measurement period. Additionally, the measurement report format includes a field indicating the granularity in multiples of slot times of the wireless medium and a plurality of Bin Density fields, such that one Bin Density field indicates a density of medium time that the wireless medium is busy, and at least one other Bin Density field indicates a distribution of idle time after the wireless medium was busy for time 0 slots.
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6 Claims
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1. A method for formatting a measurement report for a wireless medium, the method comprising:
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indicating, by a first field, a number of bins for a predetermined channel of the wireless medium that were busy during a measurement period; indicating, by a second field, a number of bins for the predetermined channel of the wireless medium that were idle during the measurement period; combining the first field and the second field to provide a probability measurement that indicates the probability that the wireless medium is idle after the medium is busy; and providing a plurality of bin density fields, one bin density field indicating a density of medium time that the wireless medium is busy, and at least one other bin density field indicating a distribution of idle time after the wireless medium was busy for time 0 slots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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