DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GAINING ACCESS TO A MEDIUM OF A WIRELESS NETWORK

A device for a wireless network is disclosed. The device is configured to perform an access method, using a plurality of nodes, to gain access to a medium of the wireless network, wherein each node is associated with a different channel of the medium and the access method is performed by using separately each node. The device is further configured to transmit data using an active node that has gained access to the medium. Moreover, the device is further configured to, if another node also gains access to the medium after a determined time period from the access of the active node, control the active node to release the medium and to start the access method again, and control the other node to start transmitting data.