METHOD FOR SUPERFRAME MANAGEMENT AND COORDINATOR THEREOF
First Claim
1. A method of superframe management, comprising:
- receiving, by a coordinator, a Guaranteed Time Slots (GTS) request from a node;
determining the type of the node; and
allocating GTS in an active period and an inactive period based on GTS characteristics carried in the GTS request when the node is determined as an energy unrestricted device.
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Abstract
A method and a coordinator of superframe management are disclosed. The method includes receiving, by a coordinator, a GTS request from a node; determining the type of the node; allocating GTS in an active period based on GTS characteristics carried in the GTS request when the node is determined as an energy restricted device; allocating GTS in an active period and an inactive period based on GTS characteristics carried in the GTS request when the node is determined as an energy unrestricted device. As can be seen from the method of the present invention, for an energy unrestricted device, allocated GTS may extend to an inactive period. Since the length of slots allocated to the energy unrestricted node is extended, the QoS of the energy unrestricted node is improved and guaranteed. Meanwhile, since the method of the present invention considers and makes full use of the inactive period in the superframe, the network throughput is improved significantly.
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14 Claims
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1. A method of superframe management, comprising:
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receiving, by a coordinator, a Guaranteed Time Slots (GTS) request from a node; determining the type of the node; and allocating GTS in an active period and an inactive period based on GTS characteristics carried in the GTS request when the node is determined as an energy unrestricted device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14)
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10. A coordinator, comprising:
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a receiving module, configured to receive a Guaranteed Time Slots (GTS) request from a node; a determination module, configured to determine the type of the node; and an allocation module, configured to allocate GTS in an active period and an inactive period based on GTS characteristics carried in the GTS request received by the receiving module when the determination module determines that the node is an energy unrestricted device. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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