System and method for medium access control enabling both full-duplex and half-duplex communications
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1. A method comprising:
- communicating transmission data at a first rate on a frequency spectrum; and
upon receiving data in the frequency spectrum while communicating the transmission data;
stopping communication of the transmission data at a current frame;
dropping the current frame; and
communicating, beginning with a frame which immediately follows the current frame, the transmission data at a reduced rate on the frequency spectrum.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for a modified MAC protocol which can facilitate communications with both full-duplex and half-duplex devices. A system configured according to the disclosed method can enable communications between an Access Point (AP) and a client in either full duplex or half duplex. The system can similarly enable peer-to-peer communications in both full duplex and half duplex communication modes.
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1. A method comprising:
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communicating transmission data at a first rate on a frequency spectrum; and upon receiving data in the frequency spectrum while communicating the transmission data; stopping communication of the transmission data at a current frame; dropping the current frame; and communicating, beginning with a frame which immediately follows the current frame, the transmission data at a reduced rate on the frequency spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising; communicating transmission data at a first rate on a frequency spectrum; and upon receiving data in the frequency spectrum while communicating the transmission data; stopping communication of the transmission data at a current frame; dropping the current frame; and communicating, beginning with a frame which immediately follows the current frame, the transmission data at a reduced rate on the frequency spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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communicating transmission data at a first rate on a frequency spectrum; and upon receiving data in the frequency spectrum while communicating the transmission data; stopping communication of the transmission data at a current frame; dropping the current frame; and communicating, beginning with a frame which immediately follows the current frame, the transmission data at a reduced rate on the frequency spectrum. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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