Abstract:
A reliable multicast for a power saving protocol such as IEEE 801.11n is described. A TSPEC frame is modified to carry the multicast address, which address can be represented in a short-hand form with, for instance, and AID. During the downlink times, the AID may also be used to identify the multicast downlink allocation in a PSMP frame.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the invention include methods, articles, and apparatuses to provide information related to channels transmitted and received according to a wireless communications protocol. One embodiment of the invention provides a method comprising generating channel offset information corresponding to an extension channel within a channel of a wireless communications protocol, and transmitting the channel offset information as part of channel information to be transmitted to one or more remote devices communicating according to the wireless communications protocol. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Methods and systems for communicating in a wireless network negotiate a level of service for a data stream between peers of the wireless network. The level of service may be modified based on one or more characteristics of a communication link or the wireless network such as channel load, channel free time, physical (PHY) link rate, data rate and/or overall channel capacity. Various specific embodiments and variations are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Method of program clock synchronization when distributing media information among devices through;a communication link. The processor (117) in the transmitter (110) calculates the difference between sequential samples of program clock (CFsend) and also the difference between sequential samples of network system clock (CFw1) computing a frequency proportionality coefficient K1= Difl_CFsend/Diff_CFw1 which is sent to the receiver. The processor, (137) in the receiver (130) calculates the same values like in the transmitter (110) but using the locally maintained program clock (CFreceive) and system clock (CFw2) as well a K2= Diff_CFreceive/Diff_CFw2. Processor (137) compare K1 and K2 and generate a difference signal DeltaK= K1 - K2 used to adjust the program clock of the receiver.
Abstract:
In a spatial division multiple access system that employs acknowledgements to variable length transmissions within a timeout period, a station that has completed its transmission may delay beginning the timeout period until it determines that other stations on the same channel have completed their transmissions.
Abstract:
Briefly, a wireless communication system that includes an Initiator and a Responder to transmit an aggregation of data units in a reverse direction is provided. The Initiator includes a medium access controller capable of allocating a time slot for exchanging one or more transmissions of aggregation of data units with the Responder. The medium access controller includes a channel access scheme, which is able to allocate the time slot for the Responder to transmit the aggregation of data units in the reverse direction, and to grant Originator rights of the Initiator to the Responder within said time slot.
Abstract:
An initiator device in a high throughput wireless network is able to communicate with multiple responder devices during a wireless frame exchange. In at least one embodiment of the invention, the initiator may transmit a frame that includes offset and duration related information for each of multiple responders. The offset and duration related information for each responder identifies a transmit time period during which that responder may respond to the initiator.
Abstract:
In a wireless network, the decision of when and whether to send unsolicited polls to a particular mobile wireless device may be made by monitoring communications conditions affecting the ability of the particular device to gain channel access, and sending unsolicited polls if the ability to gain channel access is below a threshold value. Such conditions may include one or more of channel load, device transmission load, collision rate, and number of mobile wireless devices contending for access.
Abstract:
Bi-directional communications using a single channel access in a wireless local area network reduces overhead associated with accessing the channel. Burst data is sent from an initiator to a certain wireless station. Three different situations: to ensure that an acknowledgement of an, acknowledgement request is received; to ensure that a certain wireless station has the opportunity to send more than one burst; and to ensure that a channel is "protected" from the access of other stations for a certain duration for two stations (an initiator and a responder) involved in a bi-directional communication. The solutions are: to reserve the shared medium sufficient time in order to receive a response to a response request, to reserve the shared medium sufficient time to transmit at least a first and a second burst of data, and to grant a certain time duration for a responder to response with bursts to the bursts transmitted by the initiator and received by the responder.
Abstract:
A network comprising a base station and multiple mobile devices may use a training phase for the base station to develop parameters that enable spatial division multiple access (SDMA) techniques to be used for communications with the mobile devices, and to subsequently use those parameters in a data phase, thus permitting substantially simultaneous transmissions to, and substantially simultaneous receptions from, the multiple mobile devices on the same frequency.