Patent ID: 11903027
Assignee: APPLE INC.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 5:
6. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
performing, by processing circuitry of an electronic device, a plurality of first clear channel assessments (CCAs) for a wireless communication channel during a backoff period, wherein the plurality of first CCAs comprises a first number of CCAs and the first plurality of CCAs results in a second number of channel idle assessment events corresponding to the wireless communication channel being idle;
in response to a ratio of the second number to the first number being equal to or greater than a threshold, performing, by the processing circuitry, a second CCA; and
in response to the second CCA being indicative of the wireless communication channel being idle, transmitting, by a transmitter of the electronic device, data, or configuring, by the processing circuitry, a receiver of the electronic device to receive data.