Patent ID: 8289849

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving two or more packets; decoding the two or more packets; applying a collision resolution to the two or more packets to decide whether to transmit a data packet; and transmitting the data packet based on a result of the collision resolution, wherein each packet comprises a clear-to-send packet, wherein the applying the collision resolution to the two or more clear-to-send packets further comprises giving priority to the clear-to-send packets that comprise clear-to-send clear packets, wherein the applying the collision resolution to the two or more clear-to-send packets further comprises giving priority to the clear-to-send packets requesting to clear the highest number of data packet transmissions, and wherein the applying the collision resolution to the two or more clear-to-send packets further comprises: giving priority to the clear-to-send packets requesting to impose the highest number of clearings and restrictions, using the formula, number of clearings and restrictions=( a *number of clearings)+( b *number of restrictions), wherein a and b are pre-defined constants.