Wireless local area network with enhanced carrier sense provision

摘要

A method of operating a wireless local area network station (40) adapted to transmit and receive a signal within a communication cell (30) includes the steps of establishing a carrier detect threshold level (32-2), establishing a defer threshold level (38), and transmitting a signal when the signal level detected by the network station (40) is above the defer threshold level (38). Additionally, the method includes the step of receiving a signal transmission intended for the network station (40) when the power of the received signal transmission is above the carrier detect thr eshold level (32-2). <IMAGE>