Patent ID: 7457382

Claim:
A method of wireless communication between a first station and a second station, the method comprising: at the first station, transmitting data packets to the second station using a first data modulation and a first data rate, wherein the first data modulation and the first data rate are predetermined using one or more attributes of the first station and the second station; at the first station, transmitting acknowledgement packets to the second station in response to data packets received from the second station, using a first acknowledgement modulation and a first acknowledgement rate, wherein the first acknowledgement modulation and the first acknowledgement rate are predetermined using one or more attributes of the first station and the second station; at the second station, transmitting data packets to the first station using a second data modulation and a second data rate, wherein the second data modulation and the second data rate are predetermined using one or more attributes of the first station and the second station; and at the second station, transmitting acknowledgement packets to the first station in response to the data packets received from the first station, using a second acknowledgement modulation and a second acknowledgement rate, wherein the second acknowledgement modulation and the second acknowledgement rate are predetermined using one or more attributes of the first station and the second station, wherein the first data rate is distinct from at least one of the second data rate, the first acknowledgement rate, or the second acknowledgement rate.