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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2019
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method, comprising: receiving, by a first device from a second device, a message on a wireless medium indicating that the wireless medium has been reserved for at least one transmission from the first device to the second device by the second device detecting that the wireless medium is not occupied, based on a first beamwidth. The method further comprises determining, by the first device, a second beamwidth for performing the at least one transmission, selecting, by the first device on the basis of the received message, a method for the first device, from a set of at least two methods, to determine whether the wireless medium is occupied, determining, by the first device, based on the selected method for the first device whether the wireless medium is occupied, and in response to detecting that the wireless medium is not occupied, performing the at least one transmission by the first device.