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Wireless network access scheme
Assignee: General Wireless Communications Inc
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Filing: 1995-10-13
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Granted: 1998-02-24
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Expires: 2015-10-13
Abstract
Abstract A network access scheme enhances channel utilization under the ALOHA protocol by making use of the FM capture effect. The resulting network access scheme allows a transmitter to transmit a message simultaneously with other transmitters to a receiver without the need for retransmission when the message reaches the receiver with sufficient strength over the strengths of the other transmissions. In one embodiment, the network access scheme is applied to a wireless data network, which includes support to a two-way paging application. Another network access scheme combines the high channel utilization of the carrier sensing multi-access (CSMA) protocol with the FM capture effect to provide even higher expected channel utilization. The resulting network access scheme uses a channel access protocol ("CSMA/AT") which provides an adaptive threshold. An RF transmitter determines, using the adaptive threshold, whether or not to transmit its message. Under CSMA/AT, if the sensed power of other transmissions (RSSI) in the channel is below the adaptive threshold, the transmitter transmits; otherwise, the transmitter backs off.
Inventors
- 👤 Weijia Wang
- 👤 Dzung-Ji Lii
Bibliographic Details
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 08:35
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W74/00; H04W74/08; H04W74/0808; H04W74/0816; H04L; H04L1/00; H04L1/12; H04L1/16; H04L1/18; H04L1/1829; H04L1/1848; H04W68/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S370/00; Y10S370/912; Y10S370/913
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 50
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A wireless data network, comprising: a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; a broadcast station capable of transmitting over a predetermined service area to said mobile wireless stations; and a plurality of base stations distributed over said predetermined service area, each base station including a radio signal transceiver and serving a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A wireless data network, comprising: a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; a broadcast station capable of transmitting over a predetermined service area to said mobile wireless stations; and a plurality of base stations distributed over said predetermined service area, each base station including a radio signal transceiver and serving a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A wireless data network as in claim 1, wherein each of said mobile wireless terminals transmits said FM modulated radio signal in accordance with an ALOHA protocol.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A wireless data network as in claim 1, wherein each of said wireless terminals transmits said FM modulated radio signal in accordance with a carrier-sensing multiple-access (CSMA) protocol.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A wireless data network as in claim 1, wherein said base stations in said service area receive from said wireless terminals radio signals modulated to transmit in the same frequency channel.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A wireless data network as in claim 1, wherein said mobile wireless terminals transmit said FM modulated radio signal without designating a recipient base station.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A wireless data network as in claim 1, wherein said FM modulated radio signal is received by more than one base station.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
A wireless data network as in claim 1, wherein when one of said base stations receives a data packet encoded in said FM modulated radio signal from one of said wireless terminals, said base station sends an acknowledgement packet after a delay.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
A wireless data network as in claim 7, wherein said delay is computed according to the signal strength of said FM modulated radio signal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
A wireless data network as in claim 7, wherein said delay is computed in accordance with a binary exponential backoff algorithm.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
A wireless data network as in claim 1, further comprising a network control center coupled to each of said base stations, said wireless data network allowing a data packet to be sent between two of said wireless terminals, such that when said data packet is sent, said data packet is first relayed by one of said base stations over a data link to said network control center.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
A wireless data network as in claim 10, wherein said data link comprises a wireless data link.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
A wireless data network as in claim 10, wherein said data link comprises a wired data link.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
74 words
A wireless data network as in claim 1, wherein each base station comprises: a data buffer; means for decoding said FM modulated signal to provide a bit stream; means, coupled to receive said bit stream, for detecting a preamble of a data packet in said bit stream; and means, coupled to said data buffer, for storing said preamble and subsequent bits of said bit stream into a data buffer, when said preamble is detected.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
186 words
A wireless data network comprising: a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range, each of said wireless terminals transmits said FM modulated radio signal in accordance with a carrier-sensing multiple-access (CSMA) protocol; and a plurality of base stations distributed over a predetermined service area, each base station including a radio signal transceiver and serving a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station, wherein said wireless terminals each include a circuit for sensing the received signal strength of radio transmissions at said predetermined frequency, said CSMA protocol including a threshold power value, such that when said circuit of one of said wireless terminals senses said received signal strength to exceed said threshold power value, said wireless terminal refrains from transmitting.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
186 words
A wireless data network comprising: a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range, each of said wireless terminals transmits said FM modulated radio signal in accordance with a carrier-sensing multiple-access (CSMA) protocol; and a plurality of base stations distributed over a predetermined service area, each base station including a radio signal transceiver and serving a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station, wherein said wireless terminals each include a circuit for sensing the received signal strength of radio transmissions at said predetermined frequency, said CSMA protocol including a threshold power value, such that when said circuit of one of said wireless terminals senses said received signal strength to exceed said threshold power value, said wireless terminal refrains from transmitting.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
18 words
A wireless data network as in claim 14, wherein said threshold power value is adaptively adjusted over time.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
A wireless data network as in claim 14, wherein said threshold power value is adaptively adjusted according to the overall background noise level in the vicinity of said wireless terminal.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
A wireless data network as in claim 14, wherein said threshold power value is adaptively adjusted according to the traffic in the vicinity of said wireless terminal.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
121 words
A wireless data network comprising: a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; and a plurality of base stations distributed over a predetermined service area, each base station including a radio signal transceiver and serving a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station, wherein said wireless data network includes two-way paging as an application.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
121 words
A wireless data network comprising: a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; and a plurality of base stations distributed over a predetermined service area, each base station including a radio signal transceiver and serving a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station, wherein said wireless data network includes two-way paging as an application.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
184 words
A wireless data network comprising: a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; and a plurality of base stations distributed over a predetermined service area, each base station including a radio signal transceiver and serving a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station, wherein when one of said base stations receives a data packet encoded in said FM modulated radio signal from one of said wireless terminals, said base station sends an acknowledgement packet after a delay, and wherein said base station receives packets from other base stations, said base station aborting sending said acknowledgement packet, when said base station receives a control packet being an acknowledgement packet acknowledging said data packet prior to said delay expires.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
184 words
A wireless data network comprising: a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; and a plurality of base stations distributed over a predetermined service area, each base station including a radio signal transceiver and serving a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station, wherein when one of said base stations receives a data packet encoded in said FM modulated radio signal from one of said wireless terminals, said base station sends an acknowledgement packet after a delay, and wherein said base station receives packets from other base stations, said base station aborting sending said acknowledgement packet, when said base station receives a control packet being an acknowledgement packet acknowledging said data packet prior to said delay expires.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
165 words
A wireless data network comprising: a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio sisal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range: a broadcast station capable of transmitting over a predetermined service area to said mobile wireless stations; and a plurality of base stations distributed over said predetermined service area, each base station including a radio signal transceiver and serving a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station wherein when one of said base stations receives a data packet encoded in said FM modulated radio signal from one of said wireless terminals, said base station sends an acknowledgment packet after a delay, said delay being randomly selected.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
165 words
A wireless data network comprising: a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio sisal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range: a broadcast station capable of transmitting over a predetermined service area to said mobile wireless stations; and a plurality of base stations distributed over said predetermined service area, each base station including a radio signal transceiver and serving a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station wherein when one of said base stations receives a data packet encoded in said FM modulated radio signal from one of said wireless terminals, said base station sends an acknowledgment packet after a delay, said delay being randomly selected.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
137 words
A method in a wireless data network, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; providing a broadcast station capable of transmitting over a predetermined service area to said mobile wireless terminals; and distributing over said predetermined service area a plurality of base stations, each including a radio signal transceiver, each base station being adapted to serve a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
137 words
A method in a wireless data network, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; providing a broadcast station capable of transmitting over a predetermined service area to said mobile wireless terminals; and distributing over said predetermined service area a plurality of base stations, each including a radio signal transceiver, each base station being adapted to serve a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as in claim 21, further comprising the step of requiring said wireless terminals to transmit said FM modulated radio signal in accordance with an ALOHA protocol.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as in claim 21, further comprising the step of requiring said wireless terminals to transmit said FM modulated radio signal in accordance with a carrier-sensing multiple-access (CSMA) protocol.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as in claim 21, wherein said base stations in said service area and said wireless terminals radio signals communicate using a common predetermined frequency channel.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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A method as in claim 21, wherein said mobile wireless terminals transmit said FM modulated radio signal without designating a recipient base station.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as in claim 21, wherein said FM modulated radio signal is received by more than one base station.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method as in claim 21, further comprising the step of, when one of said base stations receive a data packet from one of said wireless terminals, sending from said base station an acknowledgement packet after a delay.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
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A method as in claim 27, wherein said delay is computed according to the signal strength of said FM modulated radio signal.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 27, wherein said delay is computed in accordance with a binary exponential backoff algorithm.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
69 words
A method as in claim 21, further comprising the step of providing a network control center coupled to each of said base stations, said wireless data network allowing a data packet to be sent between two of said wireless terminals, such that when said data packet is sent, said data packet is first relayed by one of said base stations over a data link to said network control center.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 30, wherein said data link comprises a wireless data link.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
15 words
A method as in claim 30, wherein said data link comprises a wired data link.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
59 words
A method as in claim 21, wherein each base station comprises the steps of: decoding said FM modulated signal to provide a bit stream; detecting a preamble of a data packet in said bit stream; and storing said preamble and subsequent bits of said bit stream into a data buffer as said data packet, when said preamble is detected.
Claim 40
Independent Claim
190 words
A method in a wireless data network, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range, said wireless terminals transmitting said FM modulated radio signal in accordance with a carrier-sensing multiple-access (CSMA) protocol; and distributing over a predetermined service area a plurality of base stations, each including a radio signal transceiver, each base station being adapted to serve a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station, wherein said wireless terminals each sense the received signal strength of radio transmissions at said predetermined frequency, said CSMA protocol including a threshold power value, such that when said circuit of one of said wireless terminals senses said received signal strength to exceed said threshold power value, said wireless terminal refrains from transmitting.
Claim 41
Independent Claim
190 words
A method in a wireless data network, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range, said wireless terminals transmitting said FM modulated radio signal in accordance with a carrier-sensing multiple-access (CSMA) protocol; and distributing over a predetermined service area a plurality of base stations, each including a radio signal transceiver, each base station being adapted to serve a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station, wherein said wireless terminals each sense the received signal strength of radio transmissions at said predetermined frequency, said CSMA protocol including a threshold power value, such that when said circuit of one of said wireless terminals senses said received signal strength to exceed said threshold power value, said wireless terminal refrains from transmitting.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
19 words
A method as in claim 34, further comprising the step of adaptively adjusting said threshold power value over time.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as in claim 34, further comprising the step of adaptively adjusting said threshold power according to the overall background noise level in the vicinity of said wireless terminal.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as in claim 34, further comprising the step of adaptively adjusting said threshold power value according to traffic in the vicinity of said wireless terminal.
Claim 45
Independent Claim
131 words
A method in a wireless data network, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; and distributing over a predetermined service area a plurality of base stations, each including a radio signal transceiver, each base station being adapted to serve a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station, wherein said wireless data network includes two-way paging as an application.
Claim 46
Independent Claim
131 words
A method in a wireless data network, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; and distributing over a predetermined service area a plurality of base stations, each including a radio signal transceiver, each base station being adapted to serve a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station, wherein said wireless data network includes two-way paging as an application.
Claim 47
Independent Claim
187 words
A method in a wireless data network, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; and distributing over a predetermined service area a plurality of base stations, each including a radio signal transceiver, each base station being adapted to serve a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station, wherein when one of said base stations receive a data packet from one of said wireless terminals, said base station sends an acknowledgement packet after a delay, and wherein said base station receives packets from other base stations, said base station aborting sending said acknowledgement packet, when said base station receives a control packet being an acknowledgement packet acknowledging said data packet prior to said delay expires.
Claim 48
Independent Claim
187 words
A method in a wireless data network, comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; and distributing over a predetermined service area a plurality of base stations, each including a radio signal transceiver, each base station being adapted to serve a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station, wherein when one of said base stations receive a data packet from one of said wireless terminals, said base station sends an acknowledgement packet after a delay, and wherein said base station receives packets from other base stations, said base station aborting sending said acknowledgement packet, when said base station receives a control packet being an acknowledgement packet acknowledging said data packet prior to said delay expires.
Claim 49
Independent Claim
164 words
A method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; providing a broadcast station capable of transmitting over a predetermined service area to said mobile wireless terminals; and distributing over said predetermined service area a plurality of base stations, each including a radio signal transceiver, each base station being adapted to serve a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station when one of said base stations receive a data packet from one of said wireless terminals, sending from said base station an acknowledgment packet after a delay, said delay being randomly selected.
Claim 50
Independent Claim
164 words
A method comprising the steps of: providing a plurality of mobile wireless terminals, each wireless terminal capable of transmitting a FM modulated radio signal of a predetermined frequency over a predetermined range; providing a broadcast station capable of transmitting over a predetermined service area to said mobile wireless terminals; and distributing over said predetermined service area a plurality of base stations, each including a radio signal transceiver, each base station being adapted to serve a local service area within said predetermined range, such that when two of said wireless terminals transmit simultaneously within the local service area of one of said base stations, a FM capture effect operates such that the radio signal of the closer one of said two wireless terminals to said base station is received by said base station when one of said base stations receive a data packet from one of said wireless terminals, sending from said base station an acknowledgment packet after a delay, said delay being randomly selected.
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