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Signaling for parameterized quality of service (QoS) support

  • US 20030081547A1
  • Filed: 04/09/2002
  • Published: 05/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for initiating a QoS action on a traffic stream with parameterized QoS expectations at a first station in a communications network, the method comprising:

  • sending a QoS action signal from a higher layer signaling unit of the first station to a station management entity (SME) of the first station;

    creating a first QoS action primitive at the SME of the first station, the first QoS action primitive comprising a first QoS action frame body;

    issuing the first QoS action primitive to a medium access control sublayer entity (MLME) of the first station;

    transmitting a first QoS action frame containing the first QoS action frame body to a second station;

    receiving an acknowledgment from the second station;

    creating a second QoS action primitive at a medium access control (MAC) sublayer of the first station; and

    issuing the second QoS action primitive to the SME of the first station.

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