SP/CBP SCHEDULE INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION
First Claim
1. A method of scheduling communications in a personal basic service set (PBSS) or an infrastructure BSS, comprising:
- allocating a first time period in which stations in a first group of stations can compete for channel access; and
allocating a second time period in which stations in a second group of stations can compete for channel access, whereinthe composition of the first group of stations is different from the composition of second group of stations.
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Abstract
The distribution of the service period (SP) and contention-based period (CBP) scheduling information in the data transfer time (DTT) of a beacon interval (BI) defined under the WGA Draft Specification 0.8 is selectively scheduled to optimize channel access contention. STAs in a single antenna scope or groups of STAs in multiple antennas scopes is allocated to different CBPs to decrease collisions. Simultaneous CBPs is further allocated to STAs in multiple antennas scopes where STAs have peer-to-peer traffic with other STAs in the same antenna group during part of the CBP when the personal PCP/AP is unavailable to that antenna group resulting in an increase in network throughput.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of scheduling communications in a personal basic service set (PBSS) or an infrastructure BSS, comprising:
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allocating a first time period in which stations in a first group of stations can compete for channel access; and allocating a second time period in which stations in a second group of stations can compete for channel access, wherein the composition of the first group of stations is different from the composition of second group of stations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of scheduling communications in a personal basic service set (PBSS) or an infrastructure BSS, comprising:
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allocating a first time period in which stations in a first group of stations connected to a first antenna of a PBSS control point and/or access point (PCP/AP) can compete for channel access; and allocating a second time period in which stations in a second group of stations connected to a second antenna of the PCP/AP can compete for channel access. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of scheduling communications in a personal basic service set (PBSS) or an infrastructure BSS, comprising:
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allocating a first time period in which stations in a first and second group of stations can compete for channel access; and allocating a second time period in which stations in the first and second group of stations can compete for channel access, wherein a PBSS control point and/or access point (PCP/AP) servicing stations in the first group through a first antenna is available to stations in the first group only during the first time period; and
whereinthe PCP/AP servicing stations in the second group through a second antenna is available to stations in the second group only during the second time period. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of scheduling communications in a personal base service set (PBSS) or an infrastructure BSS comprising sending a non-trucatable service period (SP) scheduling information only to the SP'"'"'s assigned source and destination.
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