Detecting wireless devices to inform about a quiet period
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1. A method for detecting a wireless device, comprising:
- receiving a signal via a wireless medium;
processing the received signal to detect a wireless device, if any, to communicate with regarding a quiet period, wherein;
wireless devices that are aware of the quiet period refrain from transmitting during the quiet period; and
the device performing the method is operating on a first physical channel and the wireless device being detected is associated with a second physical channel; and
in the event a wireless device is detected, forwarding information associated with the detection.
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Abstract
A wireless device is detected. A signal is received via a wireless medium. The received signal is processed to detect a wireless device, if any, to communicate with regarding a quiet period. During the quiet period, wireless devices that are aware of the quiet period refrain from transmitting, and the device performing the technique is operating on a first physical channel and the wireless device being detected is associated with a second physical channel. In the event a wireless device is detected, information associated with the detection is forwarded.
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1. A method for detecting a wireless device, comprising:
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receiving a signal via a wireless medium;
processing the received signal to detect a wireless device, if any, to communicate with regarding a quiet period, wherein;
wireless devices that are aware of the quiet period refrain from transmitting during the quiet period; and
the device performing the method is operating on a first physical channel and the wireless device being detected is associated with a second physical channel; and
in the event a wireless device is detected, forwarding information associated with the detection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for detecting a wireless device, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a signal via a wireless medium;
a processor configured to process the received signal to detect a wireless device, if any, to communicate with regarding a quiet period, wherein;
wireless devices that are aware of the quiet period refrain from transmitting during the quiet period; and
the device performing the method is operating on a first physical channel and the wireless device being detected is associated with a second physical channel; and
an interface configured to forward information associated with the detection in the event a wireless device is detected.
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17. A computer program product for detecting a wireless device, the computer program product being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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receiving a signal via a wireless medium;
processing the received signal to detect a wireless device, if any, to communicate with regarding a quiet period, wherein;
wireless devices that are aware of the quiet period refrain from transmitting during the quiet period; and
the device performing the method is operating on a first physical channel and the wireless device being detected is associated with a second physical channel; and
in the event a wireless device is detected, forwarding information associated with the detection.
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