Dynamic tuning of contention windows in computer networks

A non-transitory computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions, wherein execution of the one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to perform the steps of:

• initialize first data indicating a plurality of fixed delay values in a range from a minimum delay to a maximum delay;
• determine a first applied delay for a first packet based on the first data;
• transmit the first packet at a time based on the first applied delay;
• and
• adjust the first data data based on whether transmission of the first packet was successful.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including one or more sequences of instructions,
• the at least one memory and the one or more sequences of instructions configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• initialize first data indicating a plurality of fixed delay values in a range from a minimum delay to a maximum;
• determine a first applied delay for a first packet based on the first data;
• transmit the first packet at a time based on the first applied delay;
• and
• adjust the first data based on whether transmission of the first packet was successful.