Method, apparatus, and system for medium access control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9226308
APP PUB NO 20130034076A1
SERIAL NO

13648052

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Embodiments addressing MAC processing for efficient use of high throughput systems are disclosed. In one aspect, an apparatus comprises a first layer for receiving one or more packets from one or more data flows and for generating one or more first layer Protocol Data Units (PDUs) from the one or more packets. In another aspect, a second layer is deployed for generating one or more MAC frames based on the one or more MAC layer PDUs. In another aspect, a MAC frame is deployed for transmitting one or more MAC layer PDUs. The MAC frame may comprise a control channel for transmitting one or more allocations. The MAC frame may comprise one or more traffic segments in accordance with allocations.

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  • QUALCOMM INCORPORATED

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ketchum, John W Boxborough, US 146 14137
Nanda, Sanjiv San Diego, US 282 14061
Wallace, Mark S Boxborough, US 127 8566
Walton, Jay Rodney Boxborough, US 115 5779

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