Wireless network including request to trigger function
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- transmitting a beacon frame from a first mesh point to a second mesh point;
determining if a trigger frame is received at the first mesh point within some predetermined period of time from the second mesh point; and
if the trigger frame is not received, transmitting a request to trigger frame from the first mesh point to the second mesh point.
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Abstract
In one aspect thereof the invention provides a method that includes transmitting a beacon frame from a first mesh point to a second mesh point; determining if a trigger frame is received at the first mesh point within some predetermined period of time from the second mesh point and, if the trigger frame is not received, transmitting a request to trigger frame from the first mesh point to the second mesh point. In another aspect thereof the invention provides a method that includes receiving a request to trigger frame at a first mesh point from a second mesh point and in response, transmitting an acknowledgment to the request to trigger frame to the second mesh point. A computer-readable medium storing program instructions to implement the methods is also disclosed, as are corresponding apparatus.
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24 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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transmitting a beacon frame from a first mesh point to a second mesh point; determining if a trigger frame is received at the first mesh point within some predetermined period of time from the second mesh point; and if the trigger frame is not received, transmitting a request to trigger frame from the first mesh point to the second mesh point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer-readable medium that stores program instructions, the execution of which results in operations that comprise:
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transmitting a beacon frame from a first mesh point to a second mesh point; determining if a trigger frame is received at the first mesh point within some predetermined period of time from the second mesh point; and if the trigger frame is not received, transmitting a request to trigger frame from the first mesh point to the second mesh point. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless transmitter that comprises part of a first mesh point; a wireless receiver that comprises part of the first mesh point; and a control unit configurable to transmit a beacon frame from the first mesh point to a second mesh point, to determine if a trigger frame is received from the second mesh point within some predetermined period of time and, if the trigger frame is not received, to transmit a request to trigger frame to the second mesh point. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request to trigger frame at a first mesh point from a second mesh point; and in response, transmitting an acknowledgment to the request to trigger frame to the second mesh point. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A computer-readable medium that stores program instructions, the execution of which results in operations that comprise:
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receiving a request to trigger frame at a first mesh point from a second mesh point; and in response, transmitting an acknowledgment to the request to trigger frame to the second mesh point. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An apparatus, comprising:
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a wireless transmitter that comprises part of a first mesh point; a wireless receiver that comprises part of the first mesh point; and a control unit configurable to respond to a receipt of a request to trigger frame from a second mesh point by transmitting an acknowledgment to the request to trigger frame to the second mesh point. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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