Method of generating a polling schedule for a wireless local area network
First Claim
1. A method of generating a polling schedule for a plurality of access points and a plurality of mobile devices within a wireless local area network (WLAN) operating in accordance with a wireless communication protocol, comprising:
- first generating a first polling schedule for polling each of the plurality of mobile devices within a first number of time slots, the first polling schedule configured such that the polling for each of the plurality of mobile devices does not allow the plurality of mobile devices to interfere with each other;
first determining, based on the first polling schedule, whether each of the plurality of mobile devices can be polled in fewer time slots than the first number of time slots without interfering with each other; and
second generating a second polling schedule for polling each of the plurality of mobile devices within a second number of time slots if the determining step determines that each of the plurality of mobile devices can be polled in fewer time slots than the first number of time slots, the second polling schedule being a compressed version of the first polling schedule such that the second number of time slots is fewer than the first number of time slots.
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Abstract
A method of generating a polling schedule for a plurality of access points and a plurality of mobile devices within a wireless local area network (WLAN) operating in accordance with a wireless communication protocol is provided. In the example method, a first polling schedule for polling each of the plurality of mobile devices within a first number of time slots is first generated. The first polling schedule is configured such that the polling for each of the plurality of mobile devices does not allow the plurality of mobile devices to interfere with each other. Then, based on the first polling schedule, it is determined whether each of the plurality of mobile devices can be polled in fewer time slots than the first number of time slots without interfering with each other. Based on the results of the determining step, a second polling schedule for polling each of the plurality of mobile devices within a second number of time slots is generated if the determining step determines that each of the plurality of mobile devices can be polled in fewer time slots than the first number of time slots, the second polling schedule being a compressed version of the first polling schedule such that the second number of time slots is fewer than the first number of time slots.
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1. A method of generating a polling schedule for a plurality of access points and a plurality of mobile devices within a wireless local area network (WLAN) operating in accordance with a wireless communication protocol, comprising:
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first generating a first polling schedule for polling each of the plurality of mobile devices within a first number of time slots, the first polling schedule configured such that the polling for each of the plurality of mobile devices does not allow the plurality of mobile devices to interfere with each other; first determining, based on the first polling schedule, whether each of the plurality of mobile devices can be polled in fewer time slots than the first number of time slots without interfering with each other; and second generating a second polling schedule for polling each of the plurality of mobile devices within a second number of time slots if the determining step determines that each of the plurality of mobile devices can be polled in fewer time slots than the first number of time slots, the second polling schedule being a compressed version of the first polling schedule such that the second number of time slots is fewer than the first number of time slots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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