Patent ID: 7039032
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing quality of service (QoS)-driven channel access within a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless network, the method comprising: a) determining at a point coordinator (PC) station of the BSS whether at least one of up-stream traffic and side-stream traffic is scheduled to be transmitted from at least one non-PC station in the BSS; b) determining at the PC station whether at least one transmission opportunity (TO) is available during a contention free period (CFP) of a superframe for transmitting one of up-stream traffic and side-stream traffic in the BSS, the superframe containing the CFP and a contention period (CP); c) allocating at least one available TO to a selected non-PC station having at least one of up-stream traffic and side-stream traffic to transmit; and d) sending from the PC station a multipoll frame allocating at least two TOs and identifying each respective allocated TO by: