Methods and Apparatus for Wireless Networking

摘要

Systems and techniques for managing interference in wireless networking environments. Stations waiting to transmit are controlled so as to avoid undue interference with transmitting stations—for example, by restricting the use of a higher CCA threshold or otherwise requiring deference. Low power transmitting stations may be identified so that a monitoring station will defer its transmission even if the transmitting station is not in the monitoring station's BSS. Alternatively or in addition, stations may be configured to manage behavior that has a higher interference potential—such as by restricting the duration for which a station may use a higher CCA threshold.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; memory storing a program of instructions; wherein the memory storing the program of instructions is configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least: control the operation of at least one monitoring wireless networking station so that the wireless networking station limits transmission when needed to allow fair channel access by at least one transmitting station outside of the basic service set of the at least one wireless networking station.