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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2005
Hyun-ah Sung, Seoul, KR;
Dae-gyu Bae, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin-woo Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method and device for bi-directionally transmitting and receiving data during an allocated time period are provided. The device includes a Physical Layer (PHY) module receiving a Medium Access Control (MAC) frame through a wireless medium, a MAC module reading a value of a first field in the received MAC frame, wherein the first field specifies whether there is more data to be sent, and a transmission rights determining module determining that a transmission right has been passed to the wireless device when the value of the first field is a first bit and a channel is idle during a predetermined threshold time after reception of the MAC frame, wherein the first bit represents that there is no more data to be sent.