Distributed determination of dynamic frame sizes in a network
AssigneePalo Alto Research Center Incorporated
InventorJ.J. Garcia Luna Aceves
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Abstract
A communication system includes devices configured to communicate with each other through a temporal sequence of frames. Each of these frames includes multiple sub-channels and the total number of sub-channels in a given frame is dynamically determined based on a transmission schedule. Furthermore, the transmission schedule is calculated by the devices based on transmission lists that are exchanged between the devices. For example, a first transmission list for a first device includes a first group of sub-channels reserved by the first device, and a second group of sub-channels reserved by a set of devices communicating with the first device.
Claims21
A communication system, comprising:
- devices configured to communicate with each other through a temporal sequence of frames,
- wherein each frame includes sub-channels;
- wherein a total number of sub-channels in a given frame is dynamically determined based on a transmission schedule;
- wherein the transmission schedule is calculated by the devices based on transmission lists that are exchanged between the devices;
- and
- wherein a first transmission list for a first device includes a first group of sub-channels reserved by the first device and a second group of sub-channels reserved by a set of devices communicating with the first device.
A communication device, comprising:
- a transceiver configured to communicate with other devices through a temporal sequence of frames,
- wherein each frame includes sub-channels;
- wherein a total number of sub-channels in a given frame is dynamically determined based on a transmission schedule;
- wherein the transmission schedule is calculated by the communication device based on a first transmission list collected by the communication device and transmission lists that are exchanged with the other devices;
- and
- wherein the first transmission list includes a first group of sub-channels reserved by the communication device and a second group of sub-channels reserved by the other devices.
A method for communicating between devices, comprising:
- transmitting a temporal sequence of frames from a first device, wherein each frame includes sub-channels;
- receiving transmission lists from other devices that are communicating with the first device;
- collecting a first transmission list for the first device, wherein the first transmission list includes a first group of sub-channels reserved by the first device and a second group of sub-channels reserved by the other devices;
- and
- dynamically calculating a total number of sub-channels in a given frame based on a transmission schedule, wherein the transmission schedule is determined by the first device based on the first transmission list and the received transmission lists.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.