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Efficient power management in wireless local area networks

  • US 7,603,146 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2005
  • Issued: 10/13/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of deriving a schedule in a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) comprising:

  • adopting a basic service interval;

    determining whether the service interval in the Traffic Specification (TSPEC) is a multiple of said basic service interval;

    when said service interval is a multiple of said basic service interval then accepting said TSPEC;

    when said service interval is not a multiple of said basic service interval then denying said TSPEC;

    slotting channel time into time schedule channels repeating at fixed time intervals equal to the basic service interval; and

    assigning an time schedule channel to a TSPEC based on the service interval contained in said TSPEC and the service intervals of other TSPECs already assigned said channel.

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