Systems and methods for improved media access control
AssigneeVerizon Corporate Services Group Inc. & BBN Technologies Corp.
InventorBrig Barnum Elliott
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for controlling medium access. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving a first message including a first integer; sending a second message including a second integer, the second message sent in response to the first message; receiving a third message including data and a third integer, the third integer serving to authenticate the third message; and sending, in response to the third message, a fourth message including a fourth integer, the fourth message serving to acknowledge receipt of the third message.
Claims23
A method of medium access control comprising:
- receiving a first message including a first integer;
- sending a second message including a second integer, the second message sent in response to the first message;
- receiving, in response to the second message, a third message including data and a third integer, the third integer serving to authenticate the third message;
- sending, in response to the third message, a fourth message including a fourth integer, the fourth message serving to acknowledge receipt of the third message;
- and
- using, as the first, second, third, and fourth integers, the same value.
A method of medium access control in a wireless network comprising:
- receiving a request to send message, the request to send message including a first integer;
- sending, in response to the received request to send message, a clear to send message including the first integer and a second integer;
- receiving, in response to the clear to send message, a data message including the second integer, the second integer serving to authenticate the data message;
- sending, in response to the received data message, an acknowledgement message including the first integer;
- and
- using, as the first and second integers, the same value.
A system of medium access control in a wireless network comprising:
- means for receiving a request to send message, the request to send message including a first integer;
- means for sending, in response to the received request to send message, a clear to send message including the first integer and a second integer;
- means for receiving, in response to the clear to send message, a data message including the second integer, the second integer serving to authenticate the data message;
- and
- means for sending, in response to the received data message, an acknowledgement message including the first integer, wherein the same value is used for the first and second integers.
A system of medium access control comprising:
- means for receiving a first message including a first integer;
- means for sending a second message including a second integer, the second message sent in response to the first message;
- means for receiving a third message, in response to the second message, including data and a third integer, the third integer serving to authenticate the third message;
- and
- means for sending, in response to the third message, a fourth message including a fourth integer, the fourth message serving to acknowledge receipt of the third message, wherein the same value is used for the first, second, third, and fourth integers.
A system for medium access control, the system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory,
- wherein the processor and the memory are configured to perform a method comprising:
- receiving a first message including a first integer;
- sending a second message including a second integer, the second message sent in response to the first message;
- receiving, in response to the second message, a third message including data and a third integer, the third integer serving to authenticate the third message;
- sending, in response to the third message, a fourth message including a fourth integer, the fourth message serving to acknowledge receipt of the third message;
- using, as the first, second, third, and fourth integers, the same value.
A system for medium access control in a wireless network,
- the system comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory,
- wherein the processor and the memory are configured to perform a method comprising:
- receiving a request to send message, the request to send message including a first integer;
- sending, in response to the received request to send message, a clear to send message including the first integer and a second integer;
- receiving, in response to the clear to send message, a data message including the second integer, the second integer serving to authenticate the data message;
- and
- sending, in response to the received data message, an acknowledgement message including the first integer, wherein the same value is used for the first and second integers.
A computer-readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed on a data processor, cause the data processor to perform a method of medium access control, the method comprising:
- receiving a first message including a first integer;
- sending a second message including a second integer, the second message sent in response to the first message;
- receiving, in response to the second message, a third message including data and a third integer, the third integer serving to authenticate the third message;
- sending, in response to the third message, a fourth message including a fourth integer, the fourth message serving to acknowledge receipt of the third message;
- and
- using, as the first, second, third, and fourth integers, the same value.
A computer-readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed on a data processor, cause the data processor to perform a method of medium access control in a wireless network, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to send message, the request to send message including a first integer;
- sending, in response to the received request to send message, a clear to send message including the first integer and a second integer;
- receiving, in response to the clear to send message, a data message including the second integer, the second integer serving to authenticate the data message;
- sending, in response to the received data message, an acknowledgement message including the first integer;
- and
- using, as the first and second integers, the same value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.