摘要:
The present invention relates to a congestion control method for a communication system supporting layered radio channel structure for communication between at least a first communication device and a second communication device, the layered structure comprising at least a physical layer and a medium access layer. The communication system is arranged to offer a first type of service with a first priority order and a second type of service with a second priority order, in the communication system messages comprising a preamble and a payload can be transmitted between devices, each message being separated by at least a period corresponding to a minimum allowable period between two messages. In the method the first communication device first (a) generates (301) a physical layer message pertaining to the first type of service; (b) senses (303) the radio channel idle for at least a period corresponding to the minimum allowable period between two messages; and (c) transmits (305) the physical layer message comprising a special preamble indicative of the type of service the message pertains, wherein the content of the preamble is arranged to be detected by the second communication device within a communication range irrespective of the decoding state of the payload of the transmitted message.
摘要:
A congestion control method for a communication system supporting layered radio channel structure for communication between at least a first communication device and a second communication device that offers a first and second types of service with corresponding first and second priority orders. The messages between devices include a preamble and a payload with each message being separated by at least a minimum allowable period. The first communication device generates a physical layer message pertaining to the first type of service, senses the radio channel idle for at least a period corresponding to the minimum allowable period between two messages, and transmits the physical layer message including a preamble indicative of the type of service the message pertains. The content of the preamble is detected by the second communication device within a communication range irrespective of the decoding state of the payload of the transmitted message.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method of reducing beacon collision probability in a communication network supporting control channels comprising beacon periods divided into beacon slots, each beacon period being followed by a contention period. In the method a communication device (101) operating in the communication network first chooses (503) an available beacon slot for transmission of a first type of beacon for exchanging network topology information with other communication devices operating in the communication network. Then the communication device transmits (515) a beacon of a second type comprising an identifier of the communication device and the chosen beacon slot for the transmission of the beacon of the first type, the beacon of the second type being transmitted in the contention period.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method of reducing beacon collision probability in a communication network supporting control channels comprising beacon periods divided into beacon slots, each beacon period being followed by a contention period. In the method a communication device (101) operating in the communication network first chooses (503) an available beacon slot for transmission of a first type of beacon for exchanging network topology information with other communication devices operating in the communication network. Then the communication device transmits (515) a beacon of a second type comprising an identifier of the communication device and the chosen beacon slot for the transmission of the beacon of the first type, the beacon of the second type being transmitted in the contention period.
摘要:
A wireless network (1) comprises basic service sets (6, 7) and a distribution system (8). Each of the basic service sets (6, 7) comprises stations (2, 3) and stations (4, 5), respectively. Thereby, data is moved between their basic service sets (6, 7) and said distribution system (8) via access points (10, 11), which are also stations (3, 4). A medium access control architecture incorporating a distributed coordination function as an access method is provided. Thereby, a normal mode and a mesh mode are provided. Thereby, normal mode is used to transmit data between stations (2, 3; 4, 5) within each of the basic service sets (6; 7). In mesh mode, data is transmitted between the access points (10, 11). To priorize transmission within the distribution system (8) the stations (2, 5), which are not mesh devices, are silence during mesh mode. Therefor, one of the access points (10, 11) sends a request to send in which the address of the access point (10, 11) is used as both the transmitter address and the receiver address of this request to send.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting frames from a transmitting mesh device to a receiving mesh device in a mesh network, comprising: storing frames received in the transmitting mesh device from a source mesh device and intended for a destination mesh device in a relay queue, the source mesh device and the destination mesh device being different from the transmitting device, storing frames generated by the transmitting mesh device in a local queue, different from the relay queue, selecting a frame from the relay queue or local queue based on a predetermined scheduling strategy, -transmitting the selected frame to the receiving mesh device.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method for transmitting frames from a transmitting mesh device to a receiving mesh device in a mesh network, comprising: storing frames received in the transmitting mesh device from a source mesh device and intended for a destination mesh device in a relay queue, the source mesh device and the destination mesh device being different from the transmitting device, storing frames generated by the transmitting mesh device in a local queue, different from the relay queue, selecting a frame from the relay queue or local queue based on a predetermined scheduling strategy, —transmitting the selected frame to the receiving mesh device.
摘要:
The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for connecting a mesh type network via an access device (C) to another network (100). A proxy mechanism is provided in the mesh type network, that allows for interconnection and range extension of legacy access point based mesh type networks.
摘要:
The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for connecting a mesh type network via an access device to another network, wherein a proxy mechanism is provided in the mesh type network, that allows for interconnection and range extension of legacy access point based mesh type networks. Thereby, interconnection and range extension of e.g. legacy AP-based WLANs or similar types of networks can be achieved. Moreover, the proposed proxy mechanism does not require any changes or modifications to the access device(s) (e.g. AP) and works with any type of access device.