Media access control scheme for a multi-frequency TDMA network
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1. A base system comprising:
- a transceiving system for receiving information from, and transmitting information to, at least one other base station and a plurality of remote devices; and
an apparatus in communication with the transceiving system and configured for determining a communication allocation to select ones of the plurality of remote devices, the apparatus comprising;
a processor in communication with a memory, the memory including code which when accessed by the processor causes the processor to;
obtain an available communication allocation from a reservation map of communication allocations associated with the base station, wherein the communication allocation comprises allocation of at least one frequency and at least one associated time slot;
receive a communication allocation mapping of each of the least one other base stations operating in cooperation with the base station;
determine a suitability of the obtained available communication allocation in view of communication allocations among the received communication allocation mappings;
provide an indication within the reservation map for indicating an assignment of the available communication allocation when the obtained available communication is determined to be suitable; and
provide an updated reservation map to each of the cooperating base stations; and
wherein a determination to register one of the plurality of the remote devices for receiving information from the base station is carried out at the remote device.
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Abstract
A system for managing element management in an ad-hoc network is disclosed. The system employs a TDD/FDD communication protocol to allocate assignment of time/frequency slots to individual system elements. Time/frequency assignment is based on desired communication standards in conjunction with geographic mapping of adjacent stations to prevent interference between stations.
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1. A base system comprising:
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a transceiving system for receiving information from, and transmitting information to, at least one other base station and a plurality of remote devices; and an apparatus in communication with the transceiving system and configured for determining a communication allocation to select ones of the plurality of remote devices, the apparatus comprising; a processor in communication with a memory, the memory including code which when accessed by the processor causes the processor to; obtain an available communication allocation from a reservation map of communication allocations associated with the base station, wherein the communication allocation comprises allocation of at least one frequency and at least one associated time slot; receive a communication allocation mapping of each of the least one other base stations operating in cooperation with the base station; determine a suitability of the obtained available communication allocation in view of communication allocations among the received communication allocation mappings; provide an indication within the reservation map for indicating an assignment of the available communication allocation when the obtained available communication is determined to be suitable; and provide an updated reservation map to each of the cooperating base stations; and wherein a determination to register one of the plurality of the remote devices for receiving information from the base station is carried out at the remote device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for determining a communication allocation among a plurality of base stations and remote terminals, the method comprising:
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receiving communication allocation information from cooperating ones of the plurality obtaining an available communication allocation from a reservation map of communication allocations, wherein the communication allocation comprises allocation of at least one frequency and at least one associated time slot, determining a suitability of the obtained available communication allocation in view of the received communication allocation information; providing an indication in the reservation map indicating an assignment of the obtained available communication allocation when the obtained available communication is determined to be suitable; providing an updated reservation map to each of the cooperating base stations; and identifying a selected one of the base stations for registering a remote terminal and transferring information to the remote terminal via a decision carried out at the remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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