Method for sending an acknowledgement to an ingress mesh point in a mesh network and a medium access control frame format
First Claim
1. In a mesh wireless communication system comprising a plurality of mesh points that are wirelessly linked together such that a data packet sent by a station (STA) is received by an ingress mesh point (IMP) and forwarded to an egress mesh point (EMP) in order to provide a service by the mesh wireless communication system, a medium access control (MAC) frame for transmission of the data packet, comprising:
- a field comprising an IMP address and an EMP address, whereby an acknowledgement (ACK) for successful reception of the data packet is sent to the IMP.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for confirming the delivery of a data packet in a mesh network by sending an acknowledgement (ACK) to an ingress mesh point (IMP). A mesh network comprises a plurality of mesh points that are wirelessly linked together. A data packet sent by a station (STA) is received by an IMP. A MAC frame is generated for transmission of the data packet and the frame is forwarded to an egress mesh point (EMP) in order to provide a service by the mesh network. The MAC frame includes a field comprising an IMP address and an EMP address. When the EMP, (or optionally an intermediate mesh point), receives a data packet successfully, the EMP or the intermediate mesh point sends an ACK to the IMP or preceding mesh point.
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20 Claims
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1. In a mesh wireless communication system comprising a plurality of mesh points that are wirelessly linked together such that a data packet sent by a station (STA) is received by an ingress mesh point (IMP) and forwarded to an egress mesh point (EMP) in order to provide a service by the mesh wireless communication system, a medium access control (MAC) frame for transmission of the data packet, comprising:
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a field comprising an IMP address and an EMP address, whereby an acknowledgement (ACK) for successful reception of the data packet is sent to the IMP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. In a mesh wireless communication system comprising a plurality of mesh points that are wirelessly linked together such that a data packet sent by a station (STA) is received by an ingress mesh point (IMP) and forwarded to an egress mesh point (EMP) in order to provide a service by the mesh wireless communication system, a method for sending an acknowledgement (ACK) for the data packet to the IMP, comprising:
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generating a medium access control (MAC) frame for transmission of a data packet, the MAC frame including a field comprising an IMP address and an EMP address;
forwarding the MAC frame to the EMP via zero or more intermediate mesh point; and
sending an ACK for successful reception of the data packet to the IMP. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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