METHOD FOR ACCESSING A WIRELESS CHANNEL IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF STATIONS AND AN ACCESS POINT CONNECTED BY THE WIRELESS CHANNEL AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

A method and system accesses a wireless channel in a communications network including multiple stations and an access point connected by the wireless channel. The access point periodically broadcasts polling information indicating when a station can transmit. A next station is polled in an acknowledgement message broadcast by the access point in response to receiving data transmitted by a previously polled station.