Pipelined method and apparatus for exchanging information over a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method for exchanging information over a wireless network, the method comprises:
- providing a distributed media access controller and a high communication layer component;
wherein the high communication layer component comprises a high communication layer hardware and a high communication layer software; and
utilizing the distributed media access controller and the high communication layer component to exchange information;
wherein the utilizing comprises applying a centralized media access control scheme and by the high communication layer component; and
wherein the utilizing comprises executing at least one routine by a hardware routine execution module of the high communication layer hardware.
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Abstract
A method for exchanging information over a wireless network, the method includes: (i) providing a distributed media access controller and a high communication layer component, the high communication layer component includes a high communication layer hardware and a high communication layer software; and (ii) utilizing the distributed media access controller and the high communication layer component to exchange information. The utilizing includes applying a centralized media access control scheme and by the high communication layer component, and maintaining at least one endpoint data structure by the high communication layer software while maintaining at least one transfer operational list data structure by the high communication layer hardware. An apparatus that includes a distributed media access controller and a high communication layer component. The high communication layer component includes a high communication layer hardware and a high communication layer software, and the high communication layer component hardware includes a hardware routine execution module. The distributed media access controller and the high communication layer component are adapted to exchange information. The high communication layer component is adapted to apply a centralized media access control scheme.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for exchanging information over a wireless network, the method comprises:
- providing a distributed media access controller and a high communication layer component;
wherein the high communication layer component comprises a high communication layer hardware and a high communication layer software; and
utilizing the distributed media access controller and the high communication layer component to exchange information;
wherein the utilizing comprises applying a centralized media access control scheme and by the high communication layer component; and
wherein the utilizing comprises executing at least one routine by a hardware routine execution module of the high communication layer hardware. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- providing a distributed media access controller and a high communication layer component;
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9. A method for exchanging information over a wireless network, the method comprises:
- providing a distributed media access controller and a high communication layer component;
wherein the high communication layer component comprises a high communication layer hardware and a high communication layer software; and
utilizing the distributed media access controller and the high communication layer component to exchange information;
wherein the utilizing comprises applying a centralized media access control scheme and by the high communication layer component; and
wherein the utilizing comprises maintaining at least one endpoint data structure by the high communication layer software while maintaining at least one transfer operational list data structure by the high communication layer hardware. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- providing a distributed media access controller and a high communication layer component;
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15. An apparatus, comprising a distributed media access controller and a high communication layer component;
- wherein the high communication layer component comprises a high communication layer hardware and a high communication layer software, and the high communication layer component hardware comprises a hardware routine execution module;
wherein the distributed media access controller and the high communication layer component are adapted to exchange information;
wherein the high communication layer component is adapted to apply a centralized media access control scheme. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- wherein the high communication layer component comprises a high communication layer hardware and a high communication layer software, and the high communication layer component hardware comprises a hardware routine execution module;
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23. An apparatus, comprising a distributed media access controller and a high communication layer component;
- wherein the high communication layer component comprises a high communication layer hardware and a high communication layer software;
wherein the distributed media access controller and the high communication layer component are adapted to exchange information;
wherein the high communication layer component is adapted to apply a centralized media access control scheme; and
wherein the high communication layer software is adapted to maintain at least one endpoint data structure and the high communication layer hardware is adapted to maintain at least one transfer operational list data structure. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
- wherein the high communication layer component comprises a high communication layer hardware and a high communication layer software;
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