Patent ID: 9497780
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for synchronizing transmission of data signals between at least a first node and a second node in a network comprising said first and second nodes and at least one cooperating node, the method comprising: after reception, by the at least one cooperating node, of a clear-to-code signal transmitted by the second node, broadcasting a clear-to-send signal, which contains at least a timing indication, from the at least one cooperating node to the first node and the second node, wherein the clear-to-code signal informs the at least one cooperating node that the first node and the second node want to exchange data packets concurrently during at least a common time duration, and wherein the timing indication includes a first time for starting transmission of a first data signal from the first node and a second time for starting transmission of a second data signal from the second node; and after reception of the clear-to-send signal by the first and second nodes, transmitting, via the at least one cooperating node, the first data signal from the first node to the second node and the second data signal from the second node to the first node concurrently in order to have the first data signal overlap the second data signal during the at least a common time period, wherein the at least a common time period for concurrently transmitting the first and second data signals is dependent on the timing indication.