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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2015
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Sarabjot Singh, Berkeley, CA (US);
Sayantan Choudhury, Berkeley, CA (US);
Enrico-Henrik Rantala, Berkeley, CA (US);
Namyoon Lee, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Esa Juhani Tuomaala, El Cerrito, CA (US);
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
An access point in a random access wireless network is presented, which performs medium access control for transmissions from a plurality of stations to the access point using a carrier sense multiple access protocol. The CSMA protocol is based on the access point having a variable sensitivity level to detecting other transmissions on a wireless channel in order to avoid data collisions. In a dense network environment, the sensitivity level can be reduced to avoid detecting transmissions to other access points, and thus improve area efficiency.