Sequential coordinated channel access in wireless networks

摘要

A method provides access to a channel in a network including stations and an access point connected by a common wireless channel. A station makes a request to the access point to access to the channel to transmit a data stream. The access point assigns a sequence index value to the data stream. The sequence index value is broadcast by the access point. Then, the station transmits the data stream, during a contention free period, at a time corresponding to the sequence index value.