Patent ID: 8395997
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: monitoring wireless communication channels, including a first channel and a second channel, to produce a monitoring output; determining a first transmission period for the first channel by applying a first Interframe Space (IFS) duration and a second IFS duration to the monitoring output, wherein the second duration is shorter than the first duration; determining a second transmission period for the second channel by applying the first IFS duration and the second IFS duration to the monitoring output, wherein an end of the second transmission period is aligned with an end of the first transmission period; transmitting, based on the first transmission period, a first packet on the first channel to cause one or more wireless communication devices to set a transmission protection period for the first channel and the second channel based on a reception of the first packet; transmitting, based on the second transmission period, a second packet on the second channel; and monitoring, after the end of the first transmission period, for one or more acknowledgements.