Patent ID: 9301247
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: H04W,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. A wireless network, comprising: a first client station assigned to a first group of client stations, wherein the first client station is configured to i) receive a first data packet from a second client station assigned to a second group of client stations, ii) select, based on a determination of whether the first data packet was received from the second client station, between a first default interframe space (IFS) time and a second default IFS time, wherein the first default IFS time corresponds to a default IFS time assigned to the first client station and the second default IFS time corresponds to a default IFS time assigned to the second client station, wherein the first client station selects the first default IFS time if it is determined that the first data packet was not received within a first predetermined period and selects the second default IFS time if it is determined that the first data packet was received within the first predetermined period, and wherein the first default IFS time is different from the second default IFS time, and iii) transmit data subsequent to the selected one of the first default IFS time and the second default IFS time; and a third client station assigned to the second group of client stations, wherein the third client station is configured to i) receive a second data packet from a fourth client station assigned to the first group of client stations, ii) select, based on a determination of whether the second data packet was received from the fourth client station, between a third default IFS time and a fourth default IFS time, wherein the third default IFS time corresponds to a default IFS time assigned to the third client station and the fourth default IFS time corresponds to a default IFS time assigned to the fourth client station, wherein the third client station selects the third default IFS time if it is determined that the second data packet was not received within a second predetermined period and selects the fourth default IFS time if it is determined that the first data packet was received within the second predetermined period, and wherein the third default IFS time is different from the fourth default IFS time, and iii) transmit data subsequent to the selected one of the third default IFS time and the fourth default IFS time.