公开(公告)号：US20060098604A1

公开(公告)日：2006-05-11

申请号：US11297947

申请日：2005-12-09

申请人： George Flammer ,  David Paulsen ,  Michael Ritter

发明人： George Flammer ,  David Paulsen ,  Michael Ritter

IPC分类号： H04B7/212

CPC分类号： H04W74/06 ,  H04W28/08 ,  H04W72/12

摘要： In a mesh communication network, a poll request protocol (PRP) is provided in which a special packet is broadcast by the congested node when it is ready to provide services. The controlling node (usually the more congested node) broadcasts a packet to request poll signals from nodes desiring resources of the controlling node. The contending nodes then have equal chances to request the services of the controlling node by sending poll signals. The controlling node can then arbitrate the requests, determine the most fair and efficient use of its resources, and broadcast a scheduling packet to inform the contending nodes when to inform the contending nodes of controlling node scheduling. The contending nodes then send their packets to the controlling node without lost packets caused by congestion collisions. The controlling node can then send data to the contending nodes also without lost packets.