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US 2009/0213865 A1Published application
Techniques for channel access and transmit queue selection
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorAdrian P. Stephens
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Abstract
Various embodiments are disclosed for techniques to perform channel access decisions and to select a transmit queue. These decisions may be performed, for example, based upon the age and number of packets in a queue. These techniques may allow a node to improve the length of data bursts transmitted by the node, although the invention is not limited thereto.
Claims16
A method of initiating a channel access comprising:
- determining if at least one of a plurality of transmit queues is eligible based on channel access rules, wherein each transmit queue corresponds to a receiver address;
- initiating a permission for channel access in a first mode for at least one eligible transmit queue if a timer associated with the eligible transmit queue has expired;
- assigning a first priority to the eligible transmit queue;
- receiving permission for channel access through a transmit opportunity;
- and
- accessing a channel in a second mode for transmission of a plurality of packets after attaining permission for channel access in the first mode, wherein each packet of the plurality of packets is assigned the first priority.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver;
- a memory comprising a plurality of transmit queues;
- and
- a processor:
- to determine if at least one of the plurality of transmit queues is eligible based on channel access rules, wherein each transmit queue corresponds to a receiver address;
- to initiate a permission for channel access in a first mode for at least one eligible transmit queue if a timer associated with the eligible transmit queue has expired;
- to assign a first priority to the eligible transmit queue;
- to receive permission for channel access through a transmit opportunity;
- and
- to access a channel in a second mode for transmission of a plurality of packets over the transceiver after attaining permission for channel access in the first mode, wherein each packet of the plurality of packets is assigned the first priority.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.