Method for controlling transmission rate and WLAN device using the same
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1. A method for controlling transmission rate used in a wireless local area network (WLAN) device, the method comprising:
- calculating a bandwidth requirement of the WLAN device according to a network application service provided by the WLAN device in an application layer; and
determining a WLAN data transmission rate of the WLAN device in a physical layer according to the bandwidth requirement,wherein the step of determining the WLAN data transmission rate of the WLAN device in the physical layer comprises;
increasing the WLAN data transmission rate if the WLAN data transmission rate is currently not greater than the bandwidth requirement and the WLAN data transmission rate is currently not determined according to the physical layer environment.
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Abstract
A method for controlling transmission rate and a wireless local area network (WLAN) device are provided. The method for controlling transmission rate includes the following steps. Calculate a bandwidth requirement of the WLAN device according to a network application service provided by the WLAN device in an application layer. Determine a WLAN data transmission rate of the WLAN device in a physical layer according to the bandwidth requirement.
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1. A method for controlling transmission rate used in a wireless local area network (WLAN) device, the method comprising:
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calculating a bandwidth requirement of the WLAN device according to a network application service provided by the WLAN device in an application layer; and determining a WLAN data transmission rate of the WLAN device in a physical layer according to the bandwidth requirement, wherein the step of determining the WLAN data transmission rate of the WLAN device in the physical layer comprises; increasing the WLAN data transmission rate if the WLAN data transmission rate is currently not greater than the bandwidth requirement and the WLAN data transmission rate is currently not determined according to the physical layer environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A wireless local area network (WLAN) device, comprising:
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a transmission unit, configured to transmit WLAN data with a WLAN data transmission rate; and a processing unit, configured to calculate a bandwidth requirement of the WLAN device according to a network application service provided by the WLAN device in an application layer, and to determine the WLAN data transmission rate of the WLAN device in a physical layer according to the bandwidth requirement, wherein the processing unit is configured to increase the WLAN data transmission rate if the processing unit determines that the WLAN data transmission rate is currently not greater than the bandwidth requirement and the WLAN data transmission rate is currently not determined according to the physical layer environment. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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