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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
May. 01, 2008
Subir Varma, Ashburn, VA (US);
George A. Georgiou, Olathe, KS (US);
Durga Prasad Satapathy, Olathe, KS (US);
Subir Varma, Ashburn, VA (US);
George A. Georgiou, Olathe, KS (US);
Durga Prasad Satapathy, Olathe, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A first set of uplink contention slots is allocated for use by a first set of devices. A second set of uplink contention slots is allocated for use by a second set of devices. The first set of uplink contention slots and the second set of uplink contention slots may or may not share contention slots. The first set of uplink contention slots is communicated to the first set of devices. The second set of uplink contention slots is communicated to the second set of devices.