Media access control for ultra-wide band communication
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1. A media access control method, comprising:
- providing access via peer-to-peer media access control that is configured to establish concurrent first and second ultra-wide band channels, wherein the first ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having first constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein the second ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, the first constant pulse-to-pulse delays being different than the second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein substantially all pulses of the first ultra-wide band channel are transmitted at different times than pulses of the second ultra-wide band channel; and
processing signals associated with at least one of the first and second ultra-wide band channels.
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Abstract
Media access control is provided for an ultra-wide band medium. The media access control may employ a peer-to-peer network topology. The media access control may employ a reduced addressing scheme. Concurrent ultra-wide band channels may be established through the use of a pulse division multiple access channelization scheme. Multiple media access control states may be defined whereby each state may be associated with one or more of different channel parameter state information, different duty cycles, and different synchronization status.
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67 Claims
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1. A media access control method, comprising:
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providing access via peer-to-peer media access control that is configured to establish concurrent first and second ultra-wide band channels, wherein the first ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having first constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein the second ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, the first constant pulse-to-pulse delays being different than the second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein substantially all pulses of the first ultra-wide band channel are transmitted at different times than pulses of the second ultra-wide band channel; and processing signals associated with at least one of the first and second ultra-wide band channels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A media access control apparatus, comprising:
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a peer-to-peer media access controller adapted to establish concurrent first and second ultra-wide band channels, wherein the first ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having first constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein the second ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, the first constant pulse-to-pulse delays being different than the second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein substantially all pulses of the first ultra-wide band channel are transmitted at different times than pulses of the second ultra-wide band channel; and a signal processor adapted to process signals associated with at least one of the first and second ultra-wide band channels. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A media access control apparatus, comprising:
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means for providing access via peer-to-peer media access control that is configured to establish concurrent first and second ultra-wide band channels, wherein the first ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having first constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein the second ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, the first constant pulse-to-pulse delays being different than the second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein substantially all pulses of the first ultra-wide band channel are transmitted at different times than pulses of the second ultra-wide band channel; and means for processing signals associated with at least one of the first and second ultra-wide band channels. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A media access control computer-program product comprising:
a computer-readable medium comprising codes for causing at least one computer to; provide access via peer-to-peer media access control that is configured to establish concurrent first and second ultra-wide band channels, wherein the first ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having first constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein the second ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, the first constant pulse-to-pulse delays being different than the second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein substantially all pulses of the first ultra-wide band channel are transmitted at different times than pulses of the second ultra-wide band channel; and process signals associated with at least one of the first and second ultra-wide band channels.
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65. A headset, comprising:
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a transducer adapted to generate audio data; a peer-to-peer media access controller adapted to establish concurrent first and second ultra-wide band channels, wherein the first ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having first constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein the second ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, the first constant pulse-to-pulse delays being different than the second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein substantially all pulses of the first ultra-wide band channel are transmitted at different times than pulses of the second ultra-wide band channel; and a signal processor adapted to process signals associated with at least one of the first and second ultra-wide band channels, wherein the signals comprise the audio data.
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66. A watch, comprising:
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a user interface adapted to generate data; a peer-to-peer media access controller adapted to establish concurrent first and second ultra-wide band channels, wherein the first ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having first constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein the second ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, the first constant pulse-to-pulse delays being different than the second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein substantially all pulses of the first ultra-wide band channel are transmitted at different times than pulses of the second ultra-wide band channel; and a signal processor adapted to process signals associated with at least one of the first and second ultra-wide band channels, wherein the signals comprise the data.
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67. A sensing device, comprising:
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a sensor adapted to generate data; a peer-to-peer media access controller adapted to establish concurrent first and second ultra-wide band channels, wherein the first ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having first constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein the second ultra-wide band channel is defined by substantially periodic pulses having second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, the first constant pulse-to-pulse delays being different than the second constant pulse-to-pulse delays, wherein substantially all pulses of the first ultra-wide band channel are transmitted at different times than pulses of the second ultra-wide band channel; and a signal processor adapted to process signals associated with at least one of the first and second ultra-wide band channels, wherein the signals comprise the data.
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