Time slice-based data packet transmission

Abstract

A process for reducing contentions and/or packet collisions during downlink and/or uplink communications in a multipoint environment that uses time slice scheduling to overcome the technical deficiencies of CBAP and rasterized-based scheduling is described herein. For example, an access point (AP) controller configured to communicate with one or more APs may obtain interference data from one or more APs and/or stations (STAs) and/or traffic load data, and can use this information to divide a time period into one or more time slices and to assign each AP to one or more of the time slices. The AP controller can use this information to determine a number of time slices in which to divide the time period and a length (e.g., in time) of each time slice. The AP controller can also use this information to assign one or more APs to each time slice and to assign the STAs to be served by each AP in the AP's assigned time slice.

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