Method For Data Transmission In A Local Area Network

摘要

A method for data transmission in a local area network, wherein data is transmitted on a medium access control layer within successive time frames between a plurality of first nodes comprising client nodes and a second node within reach of the first nodes, and a coordinator node for the first nodes where a time frame comprises a plurality of time slots. Each time slot is assigned to a first node that is a slot owner node being exclusively allowed to start transmitting data at a time within a first interval at the beginning of the time slot. At least one first nodes of the plurality of first nodes is allowed to use the time slot based on a contention based access to transmit the data in a second interval succeeding the first interval where the slot owner node has not started transmitting data at a time within the first interval.