Frame aggregation in wireless communications networks
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1. A method for aggregating frames to be transmitted over a channel in a wireless network, comprising:
- receiving from a logical link layer in a transmitting station a plurality of MSDU frames in a media access control layer;
aggregating selected MSDU frames having identical destination addresses and identical traffic classes into a single aggregate MPDU frame;
receiving from the media access control layer in the transmitter a plurality of the aggregate MPDU frames as PSDU frames in a physical layer;
aggregating selected PSDU frames with different destination addresses and different traffic classes into a single aggregate PPDU frame in the physical layer; and
transmitting the single aggregate PPDU frame on the channel of the wireless communication network.
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Abstract
A method aggregates frames to be transmitted over a channel in a wireless network into a single frame. Multiple MSDU frames having identical destination addresses and identical traffic classes, received in the media access control layer from the logical link layer in a transmitting station are aggregated into a single aggregate MPDU frame, which can be transmitted on the channel to a receiving station. In addition, aggregate MSDU frames with different destination addresses and different traffic classes received from the media access control layer can be further aggregated into a single aggregate PPDU frame before transmission.
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1. A method for aggregating frames to be transmitted over a channel in a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving from a logical link layer in a transmitting station a plurality of MSDU frames in a media access control layer; aggregating selected MSDU frames having identical destination addresses and identical traffic classes into a single aggregate MPDU frame; receiving from the media access control layer in the transmitter a plurality of the aggregate MPDU frames as PSDU frames in a physical layer; aggregating selected PSDU frames with different destination addresses and different traffic classes into a single aggregate PPDU frame in the physical layer; and transmitting the single aggregate PPDU frame on the channel of the wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for aggregating frames to be transmitted over a channel in a wireless network, comprising:
a transmitter, the transmitter further comprising; a media access control layer configured to receive a plurality of MSDU frames from a logical link layer of the transmitter; means for aggregating selected MSDU frames having identical destination addresses and identical traffic classes into a single aggregate MPDU frame; and a physical layer configured to receive, from the media access control layer in the transmitter, a plurality of the aggregate MPDU frames as PSDU frames in a physical layer, the physical layer further comprising; means for aggregating selected PSDU frames with different destination addresses and different traffic classes into a single aggregate PPDU frame in the physical layer; and means for transmitting the single aggregate PPDU frame on the channel of the wireless communications network.
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