发明名称 |
AUTOMATIC PARTNER SELECTION IN THE COOPERATIVE MAC PROTOCOL |
摘要 |
The present invention provides a system (600), device (500) and method (400) for automatic partner selection in an existing Cooperative MAC (CMAC) protocol, which uses the Ready-to-Send (RTS), Clear-to-Send (CTS) and Partner-Clear-to-Send (PCTS) handshaking to establish cooperation. The present invention enables a "best" partner/relay (500.R.k) who is also willing to cooperate to relay information to a destination (500.D.J) for the transmitting device (i.e., the source), without the source (500.S.i) making a decision on partner selection. That is, the present invention provides a new mechanism by which the best partner/relay (500.R.k) that is also willing to cooperate will "step in" automatically without the source's involvement in selection of the partner/relay (500.R.k). This mechanism is contention-based and the partner is "selected" using local information only in a fully distributed manner. |
申请公布号 |
WO2008038247(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.04.03 |
申请号 |
WO2007IB53932 |
申请日期 |
2007.09.27 |
申请人 |
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.;CHOU, CHUN-TING;GHOSH, MONISHA;YANG, JUN |
发明人 |
CHOU, CHUN-TING;GHOSH, MONISHA;YANG, JUN |
分类号 |
H04L12/28 |
主分类号 |
H04L12/28 |
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