Patent ID: 7808908
Filing Date: 2010-10-05
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, including steps of determining at least a short-term loss ratio for wireless communication during a window of time; adapting a transmission rate responsive to at least the short-term loss ratio, a maximum tolerable loss threshold for the communication during the window, and an opportunistic rate increase threshold for the communication during the window; and using RTS/CTS messages during an RTS/CTS window; wherein a size of the window, the maximum tolerable loss threshold, and the opportunistic rate increase threshold are responsive to the transmission rate used for the communication, and a size of the RTS/CTS window is measured in frames; wherein the RTS/CTS window is increased in size if successful communication does not occur in a frame when the RTS/CTS messages are not being used.