Bandwidth within a communication channel of a computer network is dynamically allocated according to bandwidth requests of devices within the computer network. Such requests may include releases of excess bandwidth in addition to requests for additional bandwidth. In some cases, the communication channel...http://www.google.de/patents/US20020133589?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20020133589 - DYNAMIC BANDWIDTH NEGOTIATION SCHEME FOR WIRELESS COMPUTER NETWORKS
