System and method for improved synchronization in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method for synchronizing a network coordinator with a remote device in a wireless network, comprising:
- sending a request from the remote device to the network coordinator, the request including request parameters;
sending a reply from the network coordinator to the remote device, the reply including reply parameters that respond to the request parameters;
sending an acknowledgement from the remote device to the network coordinator, the acknowledgement indicating successful receipt of the reply; and
sending a beacon from the network coordinator to the remote device, the beacon including beacon parameters, the beacon parameters including at least a portion of the reply parameters.
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Abstract
A method is provided for synchronizing a network coordinator with a remote device in a wireless network. First the remote device sends a request to the network coordinator that includes request parameters. Then the network coordinator sends a reply to the remote device that includes reply parameters. These reply parameters include a part of the request parameters to identify the remote device. The remote device then sends an acknowledgement to the network coordinator to indicate successful receipt of the reply. Finally, the network coordinator sends a beacon to the remote device that includes beacon parameters. The beacon parameters include at least a portion of the reply parameters to identify the remote device. In an alternate implementation, the acknowledgement from the remote device can be replaced with a second request having second request parameters that include at least a portion of the reply parameters.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for synchronizing a network coordinator with a remote device in a wireless network, comprising:
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sending a request from the remote device to the network coordinator, the request including request parameters;
sending a reply from the network coordinator to the remote device, the reply including reply parameters that respond to the request parameters;
sending an acknowledgement from the remote device to the network coordinator, the acknowledgement indicating successful receipt of the reply; and
sending a beacon from the network coordinator to the remote device, the beacon including beacon parameters, the beacon parameters including at least a portion of the reply parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for synchronizing a network coordinator with a remote device in a wireless network, comprising:
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sending a first request from the remote device to the network coordinator, the first request including first request parameters;
sending a reply from the network coordinator to the remote device, the reply including reply parameters that respond to the request parameters;
sending a second request from the remote device to the network coordinator, the second request including second request parameters, the second request parameters including at least part of the reply parameters; and
sending a beacon from the network coordinator to the remote device, the beacon including beacon parameters, the beacon parameters including at least a portion of the reply parameters. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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