| 20090074004 | Back-off-state assignment for channel throughput maximization of wireless networks - A method, system and computer program product for maximizing throughput by assigning nodes to the states of a given back-off level non-uniformly when experiencing channel contention. The back-off-state assignment process of the present invention can provide a novel and non-obvious assignment method, system and apparatus for assigning a node at back-off state s(i, k) in order to ensure fairness among nodes and to reduce channel contention. To achieve the foregoing effect, the back-off state assignment process of the present invention can set a back-off counter value for a given node to a randomly selected higher value with a greater probability. | 03-19-2009 |
