公开(公告)号：US09059925B2

公开(公告)日：2015-06-16

申请号：US13617427

申请日：2012-09-14

申请人： Robert C. Meier ,  Stuart Norman ,  Douglas A. Smith ,  Nancy Cam Winget

发明人： Robert C. Meier ,  Stuart Norman ,  Douglas A. Smith ,  Nancy Cam Winget

IPC分类号： H04H20/71 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04L12/801 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/54 ,  H04L12/911 ,  H04L12/927 ,  H04W72/00 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W84/12

CPC分类号： H04L47/13 ,  H04L12/189 ,  H04L47/14 ,  H04L47/15 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L47/782 ,  H04L47/801 ,  H04L47/806 ,  H04L47/824 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W72/005 ,  H04W84/12

摘要： A method for multicast load balancing in a wireless network having a plurality of access points. The method includes setting a maximum Internet protocol multicast bandwidth for the access points, receiving an admissions control request from a client at one of the access points, and determining whether the admissions control request from the client is for an admitted or unadmitted multicast stream at the access point. The access point is responsive to the admissions control request for the admitted multicast stream by servicing the admitted multicast stream and to the admissions control request for the unadmitted multicast stream by servicing the unadmitted multicast stream where the bandwidth required for the unadmitted multicast stream, plus that portion of the access point bandwidth currently used for all existing downlink multicast streams, does not exceed the maximum internet protocol multicast bandwidth for the access point.

摘要翻译： 一种用于具有多个接入点的无线网络中的组播负载均衡的方法。 该方法包括为接入点设置最大互联网协议组播带宽，从接入点之一处的客户端接收招生控制请求，以及确定来自客户端的接入控制请求是否为接入点或未接纳的组播流 切入点。 所述接入点通过服务所述接入的多播流以及通过服务未被接纳的多播流来对未接纳的多播流进行接纳控制请求来响应所允许的多播流的接纳控制请求，以及对未接纳的多播流所需的带宽加上 当前用于所有现有下行链路多播流的接入点带宽的一部分不超过接入点的最大互联网协议组播带宽。

公开(公告)号：US08526329B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-03

申请号：US12832669

申请日：2010-07-08

申请人： Ronald L. Mahany ,  Guy J. West ,  Alan G. Bunte ,  Arvin D. Danielson ,  Michael D. Morris ,  Robert C. Meier

发明人： Ronald L. Mahany ,  Guy J. West ,  Alan G. Bunte ,  Arvin D. Danielson ,  Michael D. Morris ,  Robert C. Meier

IPC分类号： H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04W52/46 ,  H04L1/0002 ,  H04L1/0025 ,  H04L1/0032 ,  H04L1/0038 ,  H04L1/1671 ,  H04L1/1685 ,  H04L29/12009 ,  H04L61/00 ,  H04M7/006

摘要： A hierarchical communication system, arranged in a spanning tree configuration, is described in which wired and wireless communication networks exhibiting substantially different characteristics are employed in an overall scheme to link portable or mobile computing devices. Copies of data, program code and processing resources are migrated from their source toward requesting destinations based on request frequency, communication link costs and available local storage and/or processing resources. Each appropriately configured network device acts as an active participant in network migration. In addition, portable two-dimensional (2-D) code reading terminals are configured to wirelessly communicate compressed 2-D images toward stationary access servers that identify the code image through decoding and through comparison with a database of images that have previously been decoded and stored.

摘要翻译： 描述了以生成树配置布置的分级通信系统，其中在总体方案中采用表现出基本上不同特性的有线和无线通信网络来链接便携式或移动计算设备。 基于请求频率，通信链路成本和可用的本地存储和/或处理资源，数据，程序代码和处理资源的副本从其源向请求目的地迁移。 每个适当配置的网络设备充当网络迁移的主动参与者。 此外，便携式二维（2-D）码读取终端被配置为将压缩的二维图像无线地传送到固定式访问服务器，其通过解码识别代码图像，并且通过与先前已被解码的图像的数据库进行比较，以及 存储。

公开(公告)号：US08195237B2

公开(公告)日：2012-06-05

申请号：US11840751

申请日：2007-08-17

申请人： Robert C. Meier

发明人： Robert C. Meier

IPC分类号： H04B1/38

CPC分类号： H04W92/02 ,  H04L12/4625 ,  H04L47/125 ,  H04L47/41 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W88/14

摘要： In an example embodiment, a system and method for aggregating multiple wireless bridge interfaces into a single logical bridge interface. The system includes a master switch with multiple associated wireless modules. Each master switch wireless module selectively broadcasts an associated connection signal. The master switch has an associated aggregation port, which is in data communication with each of the master switch wireless modules and selectively routes data among the master switch wireless modules. The system also includes a slave switch with multiple associated wireless modules. Each of the slave switch wireless modules receives one associated connection signal and establishes a wireless data communication link with the broadcasting master switch. The slave switch also includes an associated aggregation port, which is in data communication with each of the slave switch wireless modules, selectively routes data among the slave switch wireless modules.

摘要翻译： 在示例实施例中，一种用于将多个无线网桥接口聚合成单个逻辑桥接口的系统和方法。 该系统包括具有多个相关无线模块的主交换机。 每个主交换机无线模块选择性地广播相关的连接信号。 主交换机具有相关联的聚合端口，其与每个主交换机无线模块进行数据通信，并且在主交换机无线模块之间选择性地路由数据。 该系统还包括具有多个相关联的无线模块的从交换机。 每个从交换机无线模块接收一个相关联的连接信号，并与广播主交换机建立无线数据通信链路。 从交换机还包括与每个从交换机无线模块进行数据通信的关联聚合端口，在从交换机无线模块之间选择性地路由数据。

公开(公告)号：US08159977B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-17

申请号：US11284279

申请日：2005-11-21

申请人： Robert C. Meier

发明人： Robert C. Meier

IPC分类号： H04B7/005 ,  H04B1/16 ,  H04H20/71 ,  H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04L12/413 ,  H04L12/43 ,  H04J3/26

CPC分类号： H04L12/1886 ,  H04L12/185 ,  H04L12/189 ,  H04L47/32

摘要： A power management method that divorces multicast frames for power save stations from DTIM beacons. An access point associates power save stations with a multicast group. Each station has an associated power save interval, the station being in a power save state during the interval, otherwise in an active state. The access point maintains a timer for each station in order to determine whether the station is in an active or power save state. The timer can be reset whenever the station sends an inbound frame. When the access point receives a multicast frame for the group, it buffers the frame until the timer for each member of the group expires, thereby ensuring each member of the group is in an active state, and broadcasts the multicast frame.

摘要翻译： 一种电力管理方法，用于从DTIM信标离散节电站的多播帧。 接入点将节电站与多播组相关联。 每个站具有相关的省电间隔，该站在间隔期间处于省电状态，否则处于活动状态。 接入点为每个站维护定时器，以便确定该站是处于活动还是省电状态。 只要站发送入站帧，定时器就可以复位。 当接入点接收到该组播组播帧时，缓存该帧，直到组中每个成员的定时器过期，从而确保组中的每个成员处于活动状态，并广播组播帧。

公开(公告)号：US20110299448A1

公开(公告)日：2011-12-08

申请号：US12792871

申请日：2010-06-03

申请人： Robert C. Meier ,  Neil R. Diener

发明人： Robert C. Meier ,  Neil R. Diener

IPC分类号： H04W40/00

CPC分类号： H04L12/1863 ,  H04L12/18 ,  H04L12/189 ,  H04L65/1026 ,  H04L65/4076 ,  H04L65/604 ,  H04N19/12 ,  H04N19/164 ,  H04N19/30 ,  H04N19/40 ,  H04N19/61 ,  H04N21/234327 ,  H04N21/41407 ,  H04N21/43615 ,  H04N21/43632 ,  H04N21/43637 ,  H04N21/4402 ,  H04N21/44209 ,  H04N21/4425 ,  H04N21/4621 ,  H04N21/6405 ,  H04N21/64322 ,  H04N21/8451 ,  H04W4/06

摘要： Techniques are provided to reduce or restrict the bandwidth consumed by multicast video streams on wireless links, such as wireless IEEE 802.11 links. At a central multicast video transcoder apparatus configured to communicate with one or more access point devices operating in a wireless local area network, one or more multicast video streams are re-encoded the one or more multicast video streams to produce a corresponding one or more wireless-friendly multicast video streams that have a reduced bandwidth from a bandwidth of the received multicast video streams. The one or more wireless-friendly multicast video streams are thus adapted for wireless transmission by access point devices to wireless client devices in the wireless local area network. The one or more access point devices receive the one or more wireless-friendly multicast video streams and process the one or more wireless-friendly multicast video streams depending on conditions in a radio channel used by the access point device. The access point devices then wirelessly transmit the one or more wireless-friendly multicast video streams to one or more client devices in a corresponding multicast group.

摘要翻译： 提供技术以减少或限制无线链路上的多播视频流所消耗的带宽，诸如无线IEEE 802.11链路。 在被配置为与在无线局域网中操作的一个或多个接入点设备进行通信的中央多播视频代码转换器装置中，一个或多个多播视频流被重新编码所述一个或多个多播视频流，以产生相应的一个或多个无线 从接收到的多播视频流的带​​宽中减少带宽的多播视频流。 因此，一个或多个无线友好的多播视频流适用于接入点设备到无线局域网中的无线客户端设备的无线传输。 一个或多个接入点设备接收一个或多个无线友好的多播视频流，并且根据由接入点设备使用的无线电信道中的条件处理一个或多个无线友好的多播视频流。 接入点设备然后将一个或多个无线友好的多播视频流无线地传送到相应组播组中的一个或多个客户端设备。

公开(公告)号：US08068447B2

公开(公告)日：2011-11-29

申请号：US12206815

申请日：2008-09-09

申请人： Robert C. Meier ,  Victor Griswold

发明人： Robert C. Meier ,  Victor Griswold

IPC分类号： H04W52/54

CPC分类号： H04W4/06 ,  H04W52/0216 ,  H04W72/005 ,  H04W88/08 ,  Y02D70/142 ,  Y02D70/23

摘要： A power-save system for a network with an access point and an associated power-save client. The access point buffers wireless data that includes a unicast frame and a multicast frame. A periodic scheduled beacon message is transmitted with a unicast indication element and a multicast indication element. The unicast element instructs a client to remain awake to receive a buffered unicast frame, which includes a destination MAC address. The multicast element instructs a client to remain awake following the beacon to receive a buffered multicast frame, which includes a destination multicast address designating a multicast group of which the client is a member. At least one beacon message is designated as a multicast delivery beacon. The buffered multicast frame is transmitted following the designated multicast beacon. The multicast element contains a list of entries, each entry corresponding to either a multicast MAC address, multicast IP address, or client identifier.

摘要翻译： 具有接入点和相关节电客户端的网络的省电系统。 接入点缓冲包括单播帧和多播帧的无线数据。 使用单播指示元素和多播指示元素发送周期性调度信标消息。 单播元件指示客户端保持唤醒以接收包括目的地MAC地址的缓冲单播帧。 组播单元指示客户端在信标之后保持唤醒以接收缓冲的多播帧，其包括指定客户端是其成员的多播组的目的地多播地址。 至少一个信标消息被指定为多播递送信标。 缓冲的多播帧在指定的多播信标之后发送。 组播元素包含条目列表，每个条目对应于组播MAC地址，组播IP地址或客户端标识符。

公开(公告)号：US20110128892A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-02

申请号：US12628739

申请日：2009-12-01

申请人： Francois Edouard Tallet ,  Norman W. Finn ,  Robert C. Meier

发明人： Francois Edouard Tallet ,  Norman W. Finn ,  Robert C. Meier

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L12/462

摘要： In one embodiment, each network interface of a network device in a computer network may be classified as either a low-speed interface (e.g., wireless) or a high-speed interface (e.g., wired). Illustratively, then, low-speed interfaces may be configured (identified) as external interfaces to external links and high-speed interfaces may be configured (identified) as internal interfaces to internal links. By executing a multiple spanning tree (MST) protocol at the network device with other network devices in the computer network, network devices interconnected with internal links are in a same MST region and internal links within an MST region are preferred over external links between MST regions.

摘要翻译： 在一个实施例中，计算机网络中的网络设备的每个网络接口可以被分类为低速接口（例如，无线）或高速接口（例如，有线）。 说明性地，低速接口可以被配置（识别）作为到外部链路的外部接口，并且可以将高速接口配置（识别）为内部链路的内部接口。 通过在网络设备与计算机网络中的其他网络设备执行多生成树（MST）协议，与内部链路互连的网络设备处于相同的MST域，MST域内的内部链路优于MST域之间的外部链路 。

公开(公告)号：US07916747B2

公开(公告)日：2011-03-29

申请号：US12121536

申请日：2008-05-15

申请人： Robert C. Meier

发明人： Robert C. Meier

IPC分类号： H04Q1/00

CPC分类号： H04L45/00 ,  H01Q1/007 ,  H04L1/0025 ,  H04L12/4625 ,  H04L29/12216 ,  H04L61/2007 ,  H04L69/14 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W40/04 ,  H04W40/246 ,  H04W40/248 ,  H04W40/30 ,  H04W40/36 ,  H04W52/0229 ,  H04W74/06 ,  H04W74/0808 ,  H04W74/0816 ,  H04W80/00 ,  Y02D70/32

摘要： Disclosed herein is a redundant network and communication protocol at least including host computers, RF base stations, and roaming terminals. The network may utilize a polling communication protocol such that under heavy traffic conditions, a roaming terminal wishing to initiate communication may be required to wait for at least a predetermined period and determine whether the channel is available for communication. When a hidden terminal is communicating, the roaming terminal may conclude that the communication is taking place upon receiving a polling frame directed to the hidden terminal from the normally silent base station. Inherent redundancy techniques may be used with a spanning tree approach for determining the most efficient pathways from a source to a destination and ensuring that the network adapts to spatial changes or breakdowns within the network.

摘要翻译： 本文公开了至少包括主计算机，RF基站和漫游终端的冗余网络和通信协议。 网络可以利用轮询通信协议，使得在繁忙的业务条件下，希望发起通信的漫游终端可能需要等待至少预定的时间段并且确定该信道是否可用于通信。 当隐藏终端正在通信时，漫游终端可以断定当从正常无声的基站接收到指向隐藏终端的轮询帧时，进行通信。 固有冗余技术可以与生成树方法一起使用，用于确定从源到目的地的最有效的路径，并确保网络适应网络内的空间变化或故障。

公开(公告)号：US20110007724A1

公开(公告)日：2011-01-13

申请号：US12832669

申请日：2010-07-08

申请人： Ronald L. Mahany ,  Guy J. West ,  Alan G. Bunte ,  Arvin D. Danielson ,  Michael D. Morris ,  Robert C. Meier

发明人： Ronald L. Mahany ,  Guy J. West ,  Alan G. Bunte ,  Arvin D. Danielson ,  Michael D. Morris ,  Robert C. Meier

IPC分类号： H04W40/02

CPC分类号： H04W52/46 ,  H04L1/0002 ,  H04L1/0025 ,  H04L1/0032 ,  H04L1/0038 ,  H04L1/1671 ,  H04L1/1685 ,  H04L29/12009 ,  H04L61/00 ,  H04M7/006

摘要： A hierarchical communication system, arranged in a spanning tree configuration, is described in which wired and wireless communication networks exhibiting substantially different characteristics are employed in an overall scheme to link portable or mobile computing devices. Copies of data, program code and processing resources are migrated from their source toward requesting destinations based on request frequency, communication link costs and available local storage and/or processing resources. Each appropriately configured network device acts as an active participant in network migration. In addition, portable two-dimensional (2-D) code reading terminals are configured to wirelessly communicate compressed 2-D images toward stationary access servers that identify the code image through decoding and through comparison with a database of images that have previously been decoded and stored.

摘要翻译： 描述了以生成树配置布置的分级通信系统，其中在总体方案中采用表现出基本上不同特性的有线和无线通信网络来链接便携式或移动计算设备。 基于请求频率，通信链路成本和可用的本地存储和/或处理资源，数据，程序代码和处理资源的副本从其源向请求目的地迁移。 每个适当配置的网络设备充当网络迁移的主动参与者。 此外，便携式二维（2-D）码读取终端被配置为将压缩的二维图像无线地传送到固定式访问服务器，其通过解码识别代码图像，并且通过与先前已被解码的图像的数据库进行比较，以及 存储。

公开(公告)号：US07849217B2

公开(公告)日：2010-12-07

申请号：US10426429

申请日：2003-04-30

申请人： Robert C. Meier

发明人： Robert C. Meier

IPC分类号： G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/173

CPC分类号： H04W8/04 ,  H04L12/4625 ,  H04L12/4641 ,  H04L12/4645 ,  H04L29/12009 ,  H04L29/12018 ,  H04L29/12839 ,  H04L61/10 ,  H04L61/6022 ,  H04L2212/00 ,  H04W8/26 ,  H04W80/04 ,  H04W88/182

摘要： A Mobile Ethernet Protocol that is used to logically extend a “home VLAN”, through an Ethernet/IP “campus network”, to mobile nodes on “foreign subnets”. The network architecture used for Mobile Ethernet is hierarchical and includes a Subnet Context Manager per subnet and a central Campus Context Manager. The protocol is generally based on the standard Mobile IPv4 protocol, but includes significant extensions to standard Mobile IP including using an 802 address as the permanent MN identifier, rather than an IP address, encapsulating and sending Ethernet frames through IP tunnels, and configuring a single Mobile Ethernet HA to provide access to multiple home VLANs wherein Home VLAN bindings for MNs are dynamically established. A MN does not need to be configured with a permanent IP address.

摘要翻译： 用于通过以太网/ IP“校园网”逻辑地将“归属VLAN”扩展到“外部子网”上的移动节点的移动以太网协议。 用于移动以太网的网络架构是分层的，并且包括每个子网的子网上下文管理器和中央校园上下文管理器。 该协议通常基于标准的移动IPv4协议，但包括标准移动IP的重要扩展，包括使用802地址作为永久的MN标识符，而不是IP地址，通过IP隧道封装和发送以太网帧，并配置单个 移动以太网HA提供对多个归属VLAN的访问，其中MN的归属VLAN绑定被动态地建立。 MN不需要配置永久IP地址。