Method and device for sending information

A transmitting station comprising:

• a processor;
• a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions thereon such that when the instructions are executed by the processor, the processor is configured to:
• determine whether a channel is consecutively free within a predetermined duration and whether the channel is consecutively free in a random back-off process before sending data, wherein the predetermined duration is a distributed coordination function interframe space (DIFS), and wherein the random back-off comprises a back-off counter that counts backward to zero;
• increase a maximum duration of occupancy of the channel if the channel is consecutively free within the predetermined duration and the random back-off process, wherein a duration of occupancy of the channel for sending the data is shorter than or equal to the increased maximum duration;
• reduce the maximum duration of occupancy of the channel if the channel is not consecutively free within the predetermined duration or the random back-off process, wherein the duration of occupancy of the channel for sending the data is shorter than or equal to the reduced maximum duration, and wherein reducing the maximum duration of occupancy of the channel is based on an interference parameter of the channel, wherein the interference parameter comprises at least one of:
• an interference duration, number of times of interference, an interference frequency and an interference source type;
• and
• a transmitter configured to cooperate with the processor to send the data via the channel.

A non-transitory, computer-readable medium including executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, provide at least the following operations for sending information:

• detecting whether a channel is consecutively free within a predetermined duration and whether the channel is consecutively free in a random back-off process before sending data, wherein the predetermined duration is a distributed coordination function interframe space (DIFS), and wherein the random back-off comprises a back-off counter that counts backward to zero;
• increasing a maximum duration of occupancy of the channel if the channel is consecutively free within the predetermined duration and the random back-off process, wherein a duration of occupancy of the channel for sending the data is shorter than or equal to the increased maximum duration;
• reducing the maximum duration of occupancy of the channel if the channel is not consecutively free within the predetermined duration or the random back-off process, wherein the duration of occupancy of the channel for sending the data is shorter than or equal to the reduced maximum duration, and wherein reducing the maximum duration of occupancy of the channel is based on an interference parameter of the channel, wherein the interference parameter comprises at least one of:
• an interference duration, number of times of interference, an interference frequency and an interference source type;
• and
• sending the data via the channel.