Time-based coexistence method for wireless communication
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating coexistence of wireless technologies competing for the same bandwidth in which (a) a first wireless network is based on a time-slotted medium access mechanism and includes a configurable frame with at least a beacon, a Contention Access Period, a Contention Free Period, and, optionally, an inactive period, and (b) a second wireless network is based on a time-slotted medium access mechanism, uses slot pair channels with each slot of the pair being about half the slot pair length, periodically scans time slots for interference, and uses free time slots, the method comprising:
- with a first component residing in the first wireless network, initializing the first wireless network with a superframe period based on a superframe period of the second wireless network and communicating information over the first wireless network within the Contention Free Period of the superframe period of the first wireless network; and
with a second component residing in the second wireless network, communicating information over the second wireless network within the Contention Access Period of the superframe period, the Contention Free Period and the Contention Access Period being distinct regions of the superframe period of the first wireless network.
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Abstract
A method for facilitating coexistence of wireless technologies competing for the same bandwidth includes, with a first component (14) residing in a first wireless network (20), initializing the first wireless network (20) with a superframe period (38) based on a superframe period (28) of a second wireless network (10) and communicating information over the first wireless network (20) within the Contention Free Period period (46) of the superframe period (38) of the first wireless network (20), and, with a second component (4) residing in the second wireless network (10), communicating information over the second wireless network (10) within the Contention Access Period (44) of the superframe period (38), the Contention Free Period (46) and the Contention Access Period (44) being distinct regions of the superframe period (38) of the first wireless network (20).
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1. A method for facilitating coexistence of wireless technologies competing for the same bandwidth in which (a) a first wireless network is based on a time-slotted medium access mechanism and includes a configurable frame with at least a beacon, a Contention Access Period, a Contention Free Period, and, optionally, an inactive period, and (b) a second wireless network is based on a time-slotted medium access mechanism, uses slot pair channels with each slot of the pair being about half the slot pair length, periodically scans time slots for interference, and uses free time slots, the method comprising:
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with a first component residing in the first wireless network, initializing the first wireless network with a superframe period based on a superframe period of the second wireless network and communicating information over the first wireless network within the Contention Free Period of the superframe period of the first wireless network; and with a second component residing in the second wireless network, communicating information over the second wireless network within the Contention Access Period of the superframe period, the Contention Free Period and the Contention Access Period being distinct regions of the superframe period of the first wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first component that resides in a first wireless network, which is based on a time-slotted medium access mechanism, including a configurable superframe with at least a beacon, a Contention Access Period, and a Contention Free Period, the Contention Access Period and the Contention Free Period being distinct; a second component that resides in a second wireless network, which is based on a time-slotted medium access mechanism, including a superframe period having a plurality of slot channels pairs; a means for initializings the superframe of the first wireless network based on the superframe period of the second wireless network; a means for communicating within the Contention Free Period of the superframe of the first wireless network by the first component; and a means for communicating in free slots in the second wireless network within the Contention Access Period of the superframe of the first network by the second component.
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12. A system for facilitating coexistence of wireless technologies competing for the same bandwidth, comprising:
a first component which communicates over an associated first network, the first component including; a first transmitter which transmits information; a first receiver which receives information; a first wireless protocol used by the first transmitter and the first receiver to transmit and receive information, respectively; and a configuration component that reserves a region within a superframes for its communication and defines another region within the superframes for communication by components employing a different network protocol that competes with the first wireless protocol for bandwidth. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for facilitating coexistence of an IEEE 802.15.4 based network and a DECT based network, comprising:
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determining, by a component, a superframe of the DECT based network; computing a superframe of the IEEE 802.15.4 based network as a function of the superframe of the DECT based network; defining a Contention Free Period within the superframe of the IEEE 802.15.4 based network for communication by one or more devices residing within the IEEE 802.15.4 based network; defining a Contention Access Period within the superframe of the IEEE 802.15.4 based network for communication by one or more devices residing within the DECT based network; using the Contention Free Period for communication by the one or more devices residing within the IEEE 802.15.4 based network; and using the Contention Access Period for communication by the one or more devices residing within the DECT based network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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