摘要:
Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. According to an example embodiment, a technique may include receiving, via a wireless network, a frame indicating whether or not regular acknowledgements may be used (or alternatively indicating whether or not data frames with fragmented payloads may be used), in addition to block acknowledgements. In example embodiments, an Add Block Acknowledgement (ADDBA) response frame or a block Acknowledgement may be received indicating whether or not regular acknowledgements may be used to acknowledge receipt of data frames, or alternatively, indicating whether or not data frames with fragmented payloads may be transmitted.
摘要:
Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to enable power save modes of operation between mobile wireless devices for direct data transfer in an infrastructure BSS. An example embodiment inserts in a message that is transmitted by the transmitting mobile wireless device, a specified time when a next active direct data transfer period will start so that the devices can remain in power save mode in a direct data transfer link until that time. Then, when the next active direct data transfer period is about to start, the receiving device sends a trigger signal based on the specified time, the trigger signal indicating that the next period is about to start. This confirms to the transmitting device that the receiving device has awakened, so that the transmitting device may start transmitting the data to the receiving device via the direct data transfer link.
摘要:
Method, apparatus, and computer program product embodiments are disclosed to improve establishing direct links in the Contention Based Period (CPB) of the MAC superframe. Embodiments of the invention enable scheduled and unscheduled data delivery modes (DDM) for a Contention Based Period. Embodiments of the invention reuse capabilities of the private basic service set (PBSS) Control Point (PCP) device like polling during the announcement time (AT) period in order to identify stations that want to initiate data transmission with other stations. That knowledge is further used by the control node (PCP) to facilitate training procedure between stations through the Contention Based Period (CPB) period or Dynamic service period (SP) periods. The behavior of stations within those periods is divided in two phases: the training phase, referred to as the Beamforming Training Time (BFTT) and data schedule negotiation phase referred to as the Data Delivery Mode Negotiation Time (DNT). Within the training phase, stations learn in which direction they should point their antennas and during the negotiation phase, a decision on data delivery mode is taken. Data delivery modes include mechanisms such as unscheduled delivery, scheduled delivery, or always on delivery. The phases may occur directly, one after the other, or they may be separated in time. Typically, training phase (if needed) should occur before the data negotiation phase. The beginning of the training phase or data negotiation phase (if training phase is not needed) is indicated via a meeting point.