TECHNIQUES FOR CHANNEL ACCESS AND TRANSMIT QUEUE SELECTION

摘要

VARIOUS EMBODIMENTS ARE DISCLOSED FOR TECHNIQUES TO PERFORM CHANNEL ACCESS DECISIONS (315) AND TO SELECT A TRANSMIT QUEUE. THESE DECISIONS MAY BE PERFORMED, FOR EXAMPLE, BASED UPON THE AGE (305) AND NUMBER (310) OF PACKETS IN A QUEUE. THESE TECHNIQUES MAY ALLOW A NODE TO IMPROVE THE LENGTH OF DATA BURSTS TRANSMITTED BY THE NODE, ALTHOUGH THE INVENTION IS NOT LIMITED THERETO. (FIG. 3)