Method for radio link adaptation in a network with contention-based medium access

Abstract

The invention concerns a method for radio link adaptation in a communication network with a contention-based medium access mechanism such as CSMA/CA, said network comprising at least a first terminal and a second terminal, characterized by the steps, for testing the reception by the first terminal (MT1) of data sent by the second terminal (MT2) of: setting of a parameter value having an influence on the transmission from the second terminal to the first terminal; generation by the first terminal (MT1) of a message to the second terminal (MT2) for triggering a predetermined response from the second terminal to the first terminal, wherein the predetermined response has a content known in advance to the first terminal and is received at a time known in advance by the first terminal and wherein the predetermined response is received according to conditions defined by the previously set parameter value; evaluation by the first terminal of a quality criterion value based on the predetermined response.

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