IP Library Granted Patent US 7,496,064
Granted Patent B2
US 7,496,064 · App. 11/043,253 · Granted Feb 24, 2009

Ultra wide band wireless medium access control method and a device for applying an ultra wide band wireless medium access control scheme

Assignee: Wisair Ltd
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Patent No.
US 7,496,064
App. No.
11/043,253
Granted
Feb 24, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and device for ultra wide band wireless medium access control, the method includes: assigning a plurality of information frames to at least one DRP queue and to at least one PCA queues; determining whether to re-assign at least one information frame previously assigned to at least one DRP queue to a PCA queue; and re-assigning at least one information frame in response to the determination. A device and method for ultra wide band wireless medium access control, the method includes: assigning a plurality of information frames to at least one DRP queue and to at least one PCA queues; and scheduling a transmission of at least one information frame assigned to at least one DRP queue during at least one PCA transmission period.

Claims (16)

1. A method for ultra wide band wireless medium access control, the method comprises:

assigning a plurality of information frames to at least one distributed reservation protocol (DRP) queue and to at least one and prioritized contention access (PCA) queues; and

scheduling a transmission of at least one information frame assigned to at least one DRP queue during at least one PCA transmission period.

2. The method of claim 1 whereas the stage of scheduling comprises determining whether to re-assign at least one information frame previously assigned to at least one DRP queue to a PCA queue; and re-assigning at least one information frame in response to the determination.

3. The method of claim 1 whereas at least two PCA queues are associated with the same PCA transmission priority and whereas the scheduling comprises selecting between said at least two PCA queue.

4. The method of claim 3 whereas the selecting comprises applying a round robin algorithm or a weighted round robin algorithm.

5. The method of claim 1 whereas the stage of scheduling comprises defining at least one DRP queue as a PCA queue.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining whether to re-assign at least one previously re-assigned information frame to at least one DRP queue.

7. A device comprising a ultra wide band wireless medium access control circuitry, whereas the circuitry comprises: at least one prioritized contention access (PCA) queue, at least one distributed reservation protocol (DRP) queue, and a controller, whereas the controller is adapted to: (i) assign a plurality of information frames to at least one DRP queue and to at least one PCA queues; and (ii) schedule a transmission of at least one information frame assigned to at least one DRP queue during at least one PCA transmission period.

8. The device of claim 7 further adapted to assign at least one PCA transmission priority to the at least one DRP queues.

9. The device of claim 8 whereas the at least one PCA transmission priority are responsive to the DRP transmission priorities of the at least one DRP queue.

10. The device of claim 7 whereas the device is adapted to determine whether to re-assign at least one information frame previously assigned to at least one DRP queue to a PCA queue; and further adapted to re-assign at least one information frame in response to the determination.

11. The device of claim 7 whereas at least two PCA queues are associated with the same PCA transmission priority and whereas the device is adapted to select between said at least two PCA queues.

12. The device of claim 11 whereas the selection comprises applying a round robin algorithm or a weighted round robin algorithm.

13. The device of claim 7 further adapted to define at least one DRP queue as a PCA queue.

14. The device of claim 7 further adapted to determine whether to re-assign at least one previously re-assigned information frame to at least one DRP queue.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 6, 2010
From: WISAIR LTD.
To: PLENUS II, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; PLENUS II (D.C.M), LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; PLENUS III, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; PLENUS III (D.C.M), LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; PLENUS III(2), LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; PLENUS III(C.I), L.P.
Reel/Frame 024342/0142 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 5, 2005
From: KUPERSHMIDT, YEFIM
To: WISAIR LTD.
Reel/Frame 016740/0756 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation PCTIL200500002100 · Jan 6, 2005
Provisional Application 6053543600 · Jan 8, 2004
Provisional Application 6053562100 · Jan 8, 2004
Related Publication 20050237964A1 · Oct 27, 2005