Detecting a hidden node in a wireless local area network
First Claim
1. A method of detecting a hidden node in a wireless local area network having a first station and a second station both associated with an access point, the method comprising:
- sending a message from the first station, wherein the message is sent as a data frame;
receiving the message at the access point;
sending the message from the access point to the second station;
receiving the message from the access point at the second station;
sending an acknowledgement from the second station to the access point in response to receiving the message at the second station, wherein the acknowledgement is sent as a control frame; and
monitoring at the first station for the acknowledgement sent from the second station to the access point.
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Abstract
A method and system for detecting a hidden node in a wireless local area network having a first station, a second station, and an access point. The first station can send a message, where the message can be sent as a data frame. After receiving the message, the access point can send the message to the second station. The second station can receive the message from the access point. In response to receiving the message, the second station can send an acknowledgement to the access point, where the acknowledgement can be sent as a control frame. The first station can monitor for the acknowledgement sent from the second station to the access point.
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64 Claims
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1. A method of detecting a hidden node in a wireless local area network having a first station and a second station both associated with an access point, the method comprising:
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sending a message from the first station, wherein the message is sent as a data frame;
receiving the message at the access point;
sending the message from the access point to the second station;
receiving the message from the access point at the second station;
sending an acknowledgement from the second station to the access point in response to receiving the message at the second station, wherein the acknowledgement is sent as a control frame; and
monitoring at the first station for the acknowledgement sent from the second station to the access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of detecting a hidden node in a wireless local area network having a first station and a second station both associated with an access point, the method comprising:
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sending a message from the first station to the second station through the access point, wherein the message is sent as a data frame; and
monitoring at the first station for an acknowledgement sent from the second station to the access point, wherein the acknowledgement is sent by the second station in response to receiving the message from the access point, wherein the acknowledgement is sent as a control frame. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method of detecting a hidden node in a wireless local area network having a first station, a second station, and an access point, the method comprising:
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sending a message from the access point to the second station, wherein the message is sent as a data frame;
receiving the message from the access point at the second station;
sending an acknowledgement from the second station to the access point in response to receiving the message at the second station, wherein the acknowledgement is sent as a control frame;
detecting the message sent from the access point at the first station; and
monitoring at the first station for the acknowledgement sent from the second station to the access point. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A system for detecting a hidden node in a wireless local area network comprising:
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a first station configured to;
send a message, monitor for an acknowledgement sent from a second station to an access point;
an access point configured to;
receive a message from the first station, send a message received from the first station to a second station;
a second station configured to;
receive a message sent from the access point, send an acknowledgement to the access point in response to receiving a message from the access point;
wherein the acknowledgement is sent as a control frame; and
wherein the message is sent as a data frame. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer readable medium comprising computer code for detecting a hidden node in a wireless local area network having a first station and a second station both associated with an access point, the computer readable medium comprising:
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computer code for sending a message from the first station to the second station through the access point, wherein the message is sent as a data frame; and
computer code for monitoring at the first station for an acknowledgement sent from the second station to the access point, wherein the acknowledgement is sent by the second station in response to receiving the message from the access point, wherein the acknowledgement is sent as a control frame. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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