Channel structure for communication in wireless networks
First Claim
1. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed, instruct a processing unit to perform operations comprising:
- wirelessly receiving, by a first node of a wireless network and from a second node of the wireless network, a first communication including a channel information element, each of the first node and the second node comprising a full function device or a limited function device, the channel information element including;
a tag indicating a first operating context to which to apply channel data, the channel data indicating at least one of a channel plan, a generator function, a channel spacing, or a list of channels; and
a reference tag including one or more reference bits to (i) indicate whether the channel data is contained in the channel information element or has been previously received and/or (ii) identify a second operating context associated with previously received channel data to be used as the channel data;
in the event that the reference tag indicates that the channel data is contained in the channel information element, extracting the channel data from the channel information element and applying the extracted channel data to the first operating context;
in the event that the reference tag indicates that the channel data has been previously received, accessing the previously received channel data and applying the previously received channel data to the first operating context; and
based at least in part on the first operating context;
listening, by the first node, for a second communication from the second node;
orsending, by the first node, the second communication to the second node.
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Abstract
Techniques for communicating channel data regarding a channel plan are described herein. For example, a device may communicate a channel information element that includes a tag indicating a first operating context to which to apply channel data regarding a channel plan. The channel information element may also include a reference tag to indicate whether the channel data is contained in the channel information element or has been previously received and/or to identify a second operating context associated with previously received channel data. If the reference tag indicates that the channel data is contained in the channel information element, the channel data may be extracted from the channel information element and applied to the first operating context. If the reference tag indicates that the channel data has been previously received, the previously received channel data may be accessed and applied to the first operating context.
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20 Claims
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1. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed, instruct a processing unit to perform operations comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, by a first node of a wireless network and from a second node of the wireless network, a first communication including a channel information element, each of the first node and the second node comprising a full function device or a limited function device, the channel information element including; a tag indicating a first operating context to which to apply channel data, the channel data indicating at least one of a channel plan, a generator function, a channel spacing, or a list of channels; and a reference tag including one or more reference bits to (i) indicate whether the channel data is contained in the channel information element or has been previously received and/or (ii) identify a second operating context associated with previously received channel data to be used as the channel data; in the event that the reference tag indicates that the channel data is contained in the channel information element, extracting the channel data from the channel information element and applying the extracted channel data to the first operating context; in the event that the reference tag indicates that the channel data has been previously received, accessing the previously received channel data and applying the previously received channel data to the first operating context; and based at least in part on the first operating context; listening, by the first node, for a second communication from the second node;
orsending, by the first node, the second communication to the second node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of setting a channel structure, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, by a first node of a wireless network and from a second node of the wireless network, a first communication including a channel information element, each of the first node and the second node comprising a full function device or a limited function device, the channel information element including; a tag indicating a first operating context to which to apply channel data, the channel data including at least one of a channel plan, a generator function, a channel spacing, or a list of channels; and a reference tag including one or more reference bits to (i) indicate whether the channel data is contained in the channel information element or has been previously received and/or (ii) identify a second operating context associated with previously received channel data to be used as the channel data; using, by the first node, the channel information element to apply the channel data to the first operating context; and based at least in part on the first operating context; listening, by the first node, for a second communication from the second node;
orsending, by the first node, the second communication to the second node. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A node comprising:
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a radio configured to transmit a first communication including a channel information element, the node comprising a full function device or a limited function device; one or more processors communicatively coupled to the radio; and memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; generating the channel information element, the channel information element including; a tag indicating a first operating context to which to apply channel data; and a reference tag including one or more reference bits to (i) indicate whether the channel data is contained in the channel information element or has been previously received and/or (ii) identify a second operating context associated with previously received channel data to be used as the channel data; and causing the radio to listen for or transmit a second communication based at least in part on the first operating context and the channel data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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