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AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsXiao-Jun Ma, Yong He, Zhigang Zhang, Huanqiang Zhang, Jun Li, Charles Chunaming Wang
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A method and apparatus are described for gaining access to a communication medium in a contention-based network, including determining a slot count based on a number of stations in the contention-based network, adjusting the slot count, initiating a frame transmission when the slot count reaches a predetermined value and wherein said number of stations and an address queue are adjusted to reflect a priority. Further, a method and apparatus are described for gaining access to a communication medium in a contention-based network, including receiving a slot count based on a number of stations in the contention-based network, adjusting the slot count, initiating a frame transmission when the slot count reaches a predetermined value and wherein said number of stations and an address queue are adjusted to reflect a priority.
A method for gaining access to a communication medium in a contention-based network, said method comprising:
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A method for gaining access to a communication medium in a contention-based network, said method comprising:
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