Apparatus and method for providing QoS service schedule and bandwidth allocation to a wireless station
First Claim
1. A method for providing a Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule to a wireless station in a wireless network comprising acts of:
- creating in a hybrid coordinator of said wireless network a Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule for said wireless station;
sending said QoS service schedule from said hybrid coordinator to said wireless station;
receiving said QoS service schedule in said wireless station;
determining from said QoS service schedule a scheduled time of a transmission opportunity for said wireless station;
placing said wireless station in a power save mode of operation until said scheduled time of said transmission opportunity;
removing said wireless station from said power save mode of operation before said scheduled time of said transmission opportunity; and
operating said wireless station to send or receive data during said transmission opportunity.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for providing a Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule and bandwidth allocation message to a wireless station in a wireless network. The apparatus of the invention comprises a hybrid coordinator that is capable of (1) creating a Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule and a bandwidth allocation message for a wireless station and (2) sending the QoS service schedule and the bandwidth allocation message to the wireless station. The wireless station is capable of using the scheduling information to perform power management by entering a power save mode during times when the hybrid coordinator has not scheduled any transmission opportunities.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule to a wireless station in a wireless network comprising acts of:
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creating in a hybrid coordinator of said wireless network a Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule for said wireless station; sending said QoS service schedule from said hybrid coordinator to said wireless station; receiving said QoS service schedule in said wireless station; determining from said QoS service schedule a scheduled time of a transmission opportunity for said wireless station; placing said wireless station in a power save mode of operation until said scheduled time of said transmission opportunity; removing said wireless station from said power save mode of operation before said scheduled time of said transmission opportunity; and operating said wireless station to send or receive data during said transmission opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A wireless network capable of providing a Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule to a wireless station in said wireless network, wherein said wireless network is capable of:
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creating in a hybrid coordinator of said wireless network a Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule for said wireless station; sending said QoS service schedule from said hybrid coordinator to said wireless station; receiving said QoS service schedule in said wireless station; determining from said QoS service schedule a scheduled time of a transmission opportunity for said wireless station; placing said wireless station in a power save mode of operation until said scheduled time of said transmission opportunity; removing said wireless station from said power save mode of operation before said scheduled time of said transmission opportunity; and operating said wireless station to send or receive data during said transmission opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. Computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium for providing a Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule to a wireless station in a wireless network, said computer-executable instructions comprising acts of:
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creating in a hybrid coordinator of said wireless network a Quality of Service (QoS) service schedule for said wireless station; sending said QoS service schedule from said hybrid coordinator to said wireless station; receiving said QoS service schedule in said wireless station; determining from said QoS service schedule a scheduled time of a transmission opportunity for said wireless station; placing said wireless station in a power save mode of operation until said scheduled time of said transmission opportunity; removing said wireless station from said power save mode of operation before said scheduled time of said transmission opportunity; and operating said wireless station to send or receive data during said transmission opportunity. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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