Enhanced carrier sensing for multi-channel operation

US9503339B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9503339-B2
Application numberUS-201514605662-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateJan 26, 2015
Priority dateMar 29, 2010
Publication dateNov 22, 2016
Grant dateNov 22, 2016

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In various embodiments, a multi-channel request-to-send and a multi-channel clear-to-send may be used in a wireless communications network to assure that a subsequent multi-channel communications exchange between two devices takes place only over channels that are sensed by both devices as being free.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus, comprising: a processor; a memory; and a station (STA) comprising logic, at least a portion of which is in hardware, the logic to process a multi-channel request-to-send (MRTS) reserving multiple channels sensed as being free by an access point (AP), the STA comprised among a plurality of STAs to which the MRTS is addressed, the logic to generate a multi-channel clear-to-send (MCTS) comprising free channel information for a determination of…

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What does patent US9503339B2 cover?
In various embodiments, a multi-channel request-to-send and a multi-channel clear-to-send may be used in a wireless communications network to assure that a subsequent multi-channel communications exchange between two devices takes place only over channels that are sensed by both devices as being free.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Intel Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L43/0811. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Nov 22 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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