SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FULL DUPLEX MAC DESIGNS BASED ON BACKOFF IN FREQUENCY DOMAIN
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving a first frequency tone indicating a first request to transmit first data from a communication node;
receiving a second frequency tone indicating a second request to transmit the first data from the communication node, wherein a timing of the second request to transmit the first data is determined based at least in part on the first request;
determining a schedule based on the second request; and
receiving, on a frequency, the first data from the communication node while transmitting second data to the communication node on the frequency according to the schedule.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are a systems and method for using frequency tones to schedule full-duplex communications between at least two full-duplex communication nodes. Communication nodes having data to transmit send, as part of two contention rounds, two separate and randomly selected frequency tones. In the first contention round, all nodes having data to transmit simultaneously transmit a frequency tone. Based on these first frequency tones, groups of nodes are formed. Each group of nodes in turn transmits a second set of frequency tones, and a schedule of full-duplex communications is created based on the second frequency tones.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving a first frequency tone indicating a first request to transmit first data from a communication node; receiving a second frequency tone indicating a second request to transmit the first data from the communication node, wherein a timing of the second request to transmit the first data is determined based at least in part on the first request; determining a schedule based on the second request; and receiving, on a frequency, the first data from the communication node while transmitting second data to the communication node on the frequency according to the schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising; receiving a first frequency tone indicating a first request to transmit first data from a communication node; receiving a second frequency tone indicating a second request to transmit the first data from the communication node, wherein a timing of the second request to transmit the first data is determined based at least in part on the first request; determining a schedule based on the second request; and receiving, on a frequency, the first data from the communication node while transmitting second data to the communication node on the frequency according to the schedule. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a first frequency tone indicating a first request to transmit first data from a communication node; receiving a second frequency tone indicating a second request to transmit the first data from the communication node, wherein a timing of the second request to transmit the first data is determined based at least in part on the first request; determining a schedule based on the second request; and receiving, on a frequency, the first data from the communication node while transmitting second data to the communication node on the frequency according to the schedule. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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