Adjusting channel access parameters due to traffic load
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsJarkko Kneckt, Juha Salokannel
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Abstract
An apparatus (STA) receives from a first node (AP1) at least one channel access related parameter and a first congestion indication; and receives from a second node (AP2) a second congestion indication. The apparatus determines a combined congestion indication which is based at least on the first congestion indication and the second congestion indication; and determines a first channel access parameter for a channel between the apparatus and the first node based at least partly on the at least one channel access related parameter and the combined congestion indication. In specific embodiments, the channel access related parameters may be an initial EDCA parameter and a degradation factor.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory storing computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least:
- determine a combined congestion indication which is based at least on a first congestion indication received from a first node and a second congestion indication received from a second node;
- determine a first channel access parameter for a channel between the apparatus and the first node based at least partly on at least one channel access related parameter received from the first node and the combined congestion indication;
- and
- determine a second channel access parameter for the channel between the apparatus and the first node based at least partly on the at least one channel access related parameter and the combined congestion indication.
A method comprising:
- receiving by an apparatus at least one channel access related parameter from a first node;
- receiving by the apparatus a first congestion indication from the first node;
- receiving by the apparatus a second congestion indication from a second node;
- determining by the apparatus a combined congestion indication which is based at least on the first congestion indication and the second congestion indication;
- determining by the apparatus a first channel access parameter for a channel between the apparatus and the first node based at least partly on the at least one channel access related parameter and the combined congestion indication;
- and
- determining a second channel access parameter for the channel between the apparatus and the first node based at least partly on the at least one channel access related parameter and the combined congestion indication.
One or more non-transitory computer readable media storing computer program code that, when executed, causes an apparatus to at least:
- determine a combined congestion indication which is based at least on a first congestion indication received from a first node and a second congestion indication received from a second node;
- determine a first channel access parameter for a channel between the apparatus and the first node based at least partly on at least one channel access related parameter received from the first node and the combined congestion indication;
- and
- determine a second channel access parameter for the channel between the apparatus and the first node based at least partly on the at least one channel access related parameter and the combined congestion indication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.