Patent ID: 9629150
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A method of performing unbiased media contention in a presence of conflicting wireless operation of data transmission, the method comprising: determining, by a processor, an end of a first wireless transmission using a first wireless communications protocol; determining, by the processor, a media contention for the wireless medium associated with a second wireless communications protocol, where the second wireless communications protocol is different than the first wireless communications protocol; determining, by the processor, a backoff time for the media contention, where the backoff time is determined based on a random number and a duration of the first wireless transmission, wherein the backoff time is a mean backoff time equal to a uniform mean backoff time minus a ratio of the first wireless transmission duration to a total backoff period; determining, by the processor, if the backoff time is reached by a backoff timer; and responsive to the backoff time being reached, starting, by the processor, the second wireless transmission using the second wireless communications protocol.