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Variable SDMA ACK timeout

  • US 7,408,908 B2
  • Filed: 01/15/2004
  • Issued: 08/05/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprisinga device containing a computing platform, a modulator and a demodulator to process radio frequency signals, the device to:

  • perform a transmission to a base station over a wireless channel;

    monitor the wireless channel, subsequent to completion of the transmission, to determine if another device is transmitting to the base station over the wireless channel; and

    begin a timeout period responsive to determining said another device is not transmitting to the base station over the wireless channel, the timeout period to measure a time during which an acknowledgement from the base station may be received.

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