Per user uplink medium access control on a Wi-Fi communication network
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling uplink medium access of stations connected to a wireless network, comprising:
- detecting a station with a specific user attempting to associate with an access point;
determining a level of uplink access for the station from a network perspective, based on the specific user;
selecting a BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) for the station with uplink configurations corresponding to the level of uplink access for the specific user;
generating a modified beacon frame with selected uplink configurations and the selected BSSID to the station, wherein the selected uplink configurations specify medium access parameters specifically for the station, the generating comprising embedding the uplink configurations in a Quiet Element field of the modified beacon frame, and wherein embedding the uplink configurations in the Quiet Element field comprises determining a field value for at least one of Quiet Count, Quiet Period, Quiet Duration and Quiet Offset in accordance with the level of uplink medium access; and
sending the modified beacon frame to the station.
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Abstract
Uplink medium access control on per-wireless device level for a specific user. An access point sends a beacon frame to a wireless device. The beacon frame includes a BSSID that is unique to the wireless device. The beacon frame also includes embedded uplink configurations specifying uplink medium access for the wireless device. In one embodiment, a controller recognizes a device or user associated with the device, and sends corresponding uplink configurations for embedding in a subsequent beacon frame.
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling uplink medium access of stations connected to a wireless network, comprising:
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detecting a station with a specific user attempting to associate with an access point; determining a level of uplink access for the station from a network perspective, based on the specific user; selecting a BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) for the station with uplink configurations corresponding to the level of uplink access for the specific user; generating a modified beacon frame with selected uplink configurations and the selected BSSID to the station, wherein the selected uplink configurations specify medium access parameters specifically for the station, the generating comprising embedding the uplink configurations in a Quiet Element field of the modified beacon frame, and wherein embedding the uplink configurations in the Quiet Element field comprises determining a field value for at least one of Quiet Count, Quiet Period, Quiet Duration and Quiet Offset in accordance with the level of uplink medium access; and sending the modified beacon frame to the station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method for controlling uplink device access to a wireless network, the method comprising:
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detecting a station with a specific user attempting to associate with an access point; determining a level of uplink access for the station from a network perspective, based on the specific user; selecting a BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) for the station with uplink configurations corresponding to the level of uplink access for the specific user; generating a modified beacon frame with selected uplink configurations and the selected BSSID to the station, wherein the selected uplink configurations specify medium access parameters specifically for the station, the generating comprising embedding the uplink configurations in a Quiet Element field of the modified beacon frame, and wherein embedding the uplink configurations in the Quiet Element field comprises determining a field value for at least one of Quiet Count, Quiet Period, Quiet Duration and Quiet Offset in accordance with the level of uplink medium access; and sending the modified beacon frame to the station.
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17. An access point device to control uplink device access to a wireless network, the access point comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing source code executed by the processor, storing; a first module to detect a station with a specific user attempting to associate with an access point; a second module to determine a level of uplink access for the station from a network perspective, based on the specific user; a third module to select a BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) for the station with uplink configurations corresponding to the level of uplink access for the specific user; a fourth module to generate a modified beacon frame with selected uplink configurations and the selected BSSID to the station, wherein the selected uplink configurations specify medium access parameters specifically for the station, the generating comprising embedding the uplink configurations in a Quiet Element field of the modified beacon frame, and wherein embedding the uplink configurations in the Quiet Element field comprises determining a field value for at least one of Quiet Count, Quiet Period, Quiet Duration and Quiet Offset in accordance with the level of uplink medium access; and a fifth module to send the modified beacon frame to the station.
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