Patent ID: 9258098
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: sending information, from a first network node in a network, during an exclusive transmission unit, wherein the exclusive transmission unit includes one or more wireless time slot-frequency pairings assigned to the first network node to send information without another assigned network transmission unit providing overlapping time slot-frequency interference from another network node communicating in the network; and sending information, from the first network node, during an overlapping transmission unit, wherein the overlapping transmission unit includes one or more wireless time slot-frequency pairings assigned to the first network node to send information, with the overlapping transmission unit overlapping in time slot-frequency with one or more other assigned network transmission units that will cause interference if simultaneously used; wherein the network is associated with a plurality of exclusive groups of exclusive transmission units, with each of the plurality of exclusive groups of exclusive transmission units including a plurality of different exclusive transmission units not included in another of the plurality of exclusive groups of exclusive transmission units, with a particular exclusive group of the plurality of exclusive groups including the exclusive transmission unit; and wherein the network is associated with a plurality of overlapping groups of overlapping transmission units, with each of the plurality of overlapping groups of overlapping transmission units including a plurality of different overlapping transmission units not included in another of the plurality of overlapping groups of overlapping transmission units, with a particular overlapping group of the plurality of exclusive groups including the overlapping transmission unit.