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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2015
Applicant:
At&t Intellectual Property Ii, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Lusheng Ji, Randolph, NJ (US);
Robert Miller, Convent Station, NJ (US);
Harry Worstell, Florham Park, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/04 (2009.01); H04W 74/08 (2009.01); H04L 12/413 (2006.01); H04W 48/12 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 74/04 (2013.01); H04L 12/413 (2013.01); H04W 48/12 (2013.01); H04W 72/0446 (2013.01); H04W 74/0808 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method includes transmitting a first message during a first time interval of a frame from a device. Transmission of the first message is followed by a second time interval of the frame. The method further includes transmitting a second message during the second time interval. The second message is followed by a third time interval that is shorter than the second time interval. The third time interval includes a contention-free period, a contention period, or a combination thereof.