Flexible WLAN/WPAN system with high throughput
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a medium access controller (MAC) that is operative in accordance each of a plurality of capabilities, one of the plurality of capabilities being selectable for use in the apparatus; and
wherein;
when the MAC is implemented within the apparatus, one of the plurality of capabilities of the MAC is enabled based on each of;
a type of physical layer transceiver (PHY) with which the MAC interfaces; and
a communication protocol by which the apparatus communicates with a communication network; and
wherein;
each of the plurality of capabilities of the MAC has a respective plurality of operational parameters by which the MAC can operate;
the communication protocol employs carrier sense multiple access/collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) functionality adapted to arbitrate between a first request made by the apparatus to access the communication network and a second request made by at least one additional apparatus to access the communication network; and
the MAC includes an optimization module that is operative to adjust at least one operational parameter based on a change of an operational condition of the communication network.
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Abstract
Flexible WLAN/WPAN system with high throughput. A medium access controller (MAC), that is capable to be implemented within a communication device, is operative in accordance with any one of a number of capability sets, based on which capability set is enabled when implemented within a particular communication device. Each respective capability set directs operation of the MAC in accordance with a corresponding set of operational parameters. The enabling of one of the capability sets may be based upon one or more of a type of physical layer transceiver (PHY) with which the MAC interfaces (e.g., within the communication device), a communication protocol by which the apparatus communicates with a communication network, and/or other considerations. The MAC can include an optimization module therein that is operative to adjust one or more operational parameters based on a change of an operational condition of the communication network with which the communication device communicates.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a medium access controller (MAC) that is operative in accordance each of a plurality of capabilities, one of the plurality of capabilities being selectable for use in the apparatus; and
wherein;when the MAC is implemented within the apparatus, one of the plurality of capabilities of the MAC is enabled based on each of; a type of physical layer transceiver (PHY) with which the MAC interfaces; and a communication protocol by which the apparatus communicates with a communication network; and
wherein;each of the plurality of capabilities of the MAC has a respective plurality of operational parameters by which the MAC can operate; the communication protocol employs carrier sense multiple access/collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) functionality adapted to arbitrate between a first request made by the apparatus to access the communication network and a second request made by at least one additional apparatus to access the communication network; and the MAC includes an optimization module that is operative to adjust at least one operational parameter based on a change of an operational condition of the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a medium access controller (MAC) that is operative in accordance each of a plurality of capabilities, one of the plurality of capabilities being selectable for use in the apparatus; and
wherein;when the MAC is implemented within the apparatus, one of the plurality of capabilities of the MAC is enabled based on at least one of; a type of physical layer transceiver (PHY) with which the MAC interfaces; and a communication protocol by which the apparatus communicates with a communication network; and
wherein;each of the plurality of capabilities of the MAC has a respective plurality of operational parameters by which the MAC can operate. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a physical layer transceiver (PHY); and a medium access controller (MAC), connected to the PHY, that is operative in accordance each of a plurality of capabilities, one of the plurality of capabilities being selectable for use in the apparatus; and
wherein;when the MAC is implemented within the apparatus, one of the plurality of capabilities of the MAC is enabled based on each of; a type of the physical layer transceiver (PHY) with which the MAC interfaces; and a communication protocol by which the apparatus communicates with a communication network; and
wherein;each of the plurality of capabilities of the MAC has a respective plurality of operational parameters by which the MAC can operate; the communication protocol employs carrier sense multiple access/collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) functionality adapted to arbitrate between a first request made by the apparatus to access the communication network and a second request made by at least one additional apparatus to access the communication network; the MAC includes an optimization module that is operative to adjust at least one operational parameter based on a change of an operational condition of the communication network; the MAC is operative in accordance with a first plurality of operational parameters when a first capability of the plurality of capabilities of the MAC is enabled; the MAC is operative in accordance with a second plurality of operational parameters when a second capability of the plurality of capabilities of the MAC is enabled; and the PHY is a single carrier type PHY or an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) type PHY. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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