Patent ID: 7688775
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a receiver; and a module to: use the receiver to receive a first request from a first node and a second request from a second node to use a guaranteed timeslot in a wireless frame, wherein the first request and the second request each includes an indication of an amount of time in the guaranteed timeslot that is not to be used by a respective said node, wherein the indication of the amount of time comprises a fractional representation of a ratio of the amount of time of the guaranteed time slot that is not to be used versus a total time allocated to the guaranteed timeslot; and allocate usage of the guaranteed timeslots based on the requests, wherein the usage is allocated such that at the first node and the second node are each allocated at least a portion of a single said guaranteed timeslot and the usage is allocated by determining an order of usage by the first node and the second node of the guaranteed timeslot based on the indication of the amount of time, wherein the order of usage is prioritized to fully utilize an entire guaranteed timeslot by matching the indication of the amount of time.