WI-FI VIRTUAL PORT UPLINK MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling uplink medium access of wireless devices connected to a wireless network, comprising:
- sending uplink configurations and a BSSID to a wireless device in a beacon, the uplink configurations specifying medium access for the wireless device;
associating the wireless device and uplink configurations with the BSSID which is unique to the wireless device; and
receiving a transmission from the wireless device that complies with the uplink configurations of the beacon frame.
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Abstract
Uplink medium access control on per-wireless device level. An access point sends a beacon frame to a wireless device. The beacon frame includes a BSSID that is unique to the wireless device. The beacon frame also includes embedded uplink configurations specifying uplink medium access for the wireless device. In one embodiment, a controller recognizes a device or user associated with the device, and sends corresponding uplink configurations for embedding in a subsequent beacon frame.
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1. A computer-implemented method for controlling uplink medium access of wireless devices connected to a wireless network, comprising:
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sending uplink configurations and a BSSID to a wireless device in a beacon, the uplink configurations specifying medium access for the wireless device; associating the wireless device and uplink configurations with the BSSID which is unique to the wireless device; and receiving a transmission from the wireless device that complies with the uplink configurations of the beacon frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that when executed by a processor, perform a method for controlling uplink device access to a wireless network, the method comprising:
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sending a beacon frame to a wireless device, the beacon frame comprising a device identifier that is unique to the wireless device, and a modified beacon frame with media access configurations specified for the wireless device; and receiving a transmission from the wireless device that complies with the uplink configurations of the modified beacon frame.
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20. An access point to control uplink device access to a wireless network, the access point comprising:
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a beacon module to send a beacon frame to a wireless device, the beacon frame comprising a device identifier that is unique to the wireless device, and a modified beacon frame with media access configurations specified for the wireless device; and a wireless device manager to receive a transmission from the wireless device that complies with the uplink configurations of the modified beacon frame.
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