Flexible multicast and/or broadcast listening intervals
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- communicating information between two nodes, points or terminals in a wireless local area network (WLAN); and
allowing a variable multicast and/or broadcast listening interval and associated signalling between the two nodes, points or terminals in the wireless LAN network.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a new and unique method and apparatus for communicating information between two nodes, points or terminals in a wireless local area network (WLAN), where a variable multicast and/or broadcast listening interval and associated signalling is allowed between the two nodes, points or terminals in the wireless LAN network. The two nodes, points or terminals include an access point (AP) or other suitable network node or terminal and a station (STA) or other suitable network node or terminal in the WLAN. The AP and the STA can indicate its capability to support a flexible multicast and broadcast listening interval by using new fields in Beacon and Probe Response frames and in (Re)Association Request Frames. The multicast and broadcast service is setup by using Multicast and Broadcast Service Setup signalling.
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34 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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communicating information between two nodes, points or terminals in a wireless local area network (WLAN); and
allowing a variable multicast and/or broadcast listening interval and associated signalling between the two nodes, points or terminals in the wireless LAN network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 28, 29, 30)
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9. A wireless local area network (WLAN) comprising:
two nodes or points that communicate information between the same, the two nodes or points having modules configured for allowing a variable multicast and/or broadcast listening interval and associated signalling between the two nodes, points or terminals in the wireless LAN network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A first node, point or terminal comprising:
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one or more modules configured for communicating information to a second node, point or terminal in a wireless local area network (WLAN); and
a module configured for allowing a variable multicast and/or broadcast listening interval and associated signalling between the two nodes, points or terminals in the wireless LAN network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A computer program product with a program code, which program code is stored on a machine readable carrier, for carrying out the steps of a method comprising allowing a variable multicast and/or broadcast listening interval and associated signalling between the two nodes, points or terminals in the wireless LAN network, when the computer program is run in a module of either a first node, point or terminal, such as an Access Point (AP), a second node, point or terminal, such as a station (STA), or some combination thereof.
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31. Apparatus comprising:
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means for communicating information between two nodes, points or terminals in a wireless local area network (WLAN); and
means for allowing a variable multicast and/or broadcast listening interval and associated signalling between the two nodes, points or terminals in the wireless LAN network. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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