| 摘要 |
<p>A portion of the protocol is synchronous, using a schedule of control channel sessions held at all mutual communication nodes (12-19) of the network (11) and a portion of the protocol is asynchronous, relying upon gaps between control channel sessions for transmission of requested data. From an idle state, a node (A) sends to a node (B) an RTS (ready to send) message containing information about free time in the node's schedule. The neighbor (B) sends to the node (A) a CTS (clear to send) message granting transmission at some mutally agreeable time. The neighbor (B) sends to the node (A) an RTS message containing information about the neighbor's unschedule time. The node (A) sends to the neighbor (B) a CTS message granting transmission at some mutually agreeable time. The potential schedule for data transmission includes a number of available gaps between known control channel sessions.</p> |
