Patent ID: 9100347
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: H04J,H04L,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: (a) at a first receiving node of a communication network having a plurality of receiving nodes, receiving a first request to schedule at least one timeslot of a recurrent cycle for receipt of burst transmissions from a sending node of the network, the first receiving node having a schedule for timeslots of the recurrent cycle based on at least one previously received scheduling request; (b) in response to the first request, selecting at least one timeslot of the recurrent cycle in a manner which is independent of timeslot selections by the remaining receiving nodes of the plurality of receiving nodes of the network, the at least one timeslot for receipt of burst transmissions; and (c) communicating the selected timeslot or timeslots to the sending node.