A system and method for an ultra wide-band medium access control distributed reservation protocol
CA 2556062 C · Owner: Koninklijke Philips N.V. · Inventors: Del Prado Pavon, Javier; Hiertz, Guido; Challapali, Kiran
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A system (300), apparatus (301), and method are provided for decentralized medium access control comprising an enhanced protocol for UWB MAC that includes a distributed reservation protocol (DRP) for distributed reservation of the medium (310). The invention also relates to any wireless system (300) that uses a MAC protocol comprising a distributed reservation protocol. The method comprises devices (301) announcing medium reservations in beacons (400) and devices (301) that receive such announcements respecting the reservations.
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- Filed February 3, 2005 and granted April 8, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 3, 2025.
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