Method and apparatus of multi-entity wireless communication adapter
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- a traffic management mechanism to selectively associate at least first and second signal traffics corresponding to a basic service set station entity and an independent basic service set entity, respectively, with a shared physical layer which is to process said first and second signal traffics, the traffic management mechanism comprising;
a transmission arbitration unit to selectively transfer to said physical layer data signals to be transmitted from said basic service set station entity or from said independent basic service set entity, according to an arbitration policy; and
a logical AND gate to provide a combined channel clear assessment signal to said basic service set station and independent basic service set entities based on a channel clear assessment signal from said physical layer and a transmission clear signal from said transmission arbitration unit.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and apparatus for a multi-entity wireless communication adapter having a traffic management configuration to selectively associate at least first and second signal traffics corresponding to a basic service set station entity and an independent basic service set entity, respectively, with a shared physical layer which is able to process said first and second signal traffics. Additional features are described and claimed.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a traffic management mechanism to selectively associate at least first and second signal traffics corresponding to a basic service set station entity and an independent basic service set entity, respectively, with a shared physical layer which is to process said first and second signal traffics, the traffic management mechanism comprising; a transmission arbitration unit to selectively transfer to said physical layer data signals to be transmitted from said basic service set station entity or from said independent basic service set entity, according to an arbitration policy; and a logical AND gate to provide a combined channel clear assessment signal to said basic service set station and independent basic service set entities based on a channel clear assessment signal from said physical layer and a transmission clear signal from said transmission arbitration unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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managing at least a first signal traffic corresponding to a basic service set station entity and a second signal traffic corresponding to an independent basic service set entity, to be communicated over a shared physical layer; and combining a channel clear assessment signal from said physical layer and a transmission clear signal responsive to transmission of a data signal corresponding to at least one of said first and second signal traffics, to provide a combined channel clear assessment signal to said basic service set station and independent basic service set entities;
wherein managing comprises;selectively transferring to said physical layer data signals to be transmitted from said basic service set station entity or from said independent basic service set entity; and combining, using a logical AND gate, a receive enable signal from at least one of said basic service set station and independent basic service set entities and a transmission clear signal responsive to transmission of a data signal corresponding to at least one of said first and second signal traffics, to provide a combined receive enable signal to said physical layer. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A wireless communication system comprising:
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a multi-entity wireless communication device comprising; a traffic management mechanism to selectively associate at least first and second signal traffics corresponding to a basic service set station entity and an independent basic service set entity, respectively, with a shared physical layer which is to process said first and second signal traffics;
the traffic management mechanism comprising a transmission arbitration unit to selectively transfer to said physical layer data signals to be transmitted from said basic service set station entity or from said of said independent basic service set entity, according to an arbitration policy and a logical AND gate to provide a combined channel clear assessment signal to said basic service set station and independent basic service set entities based on a channel clear assessment signal from said physical layer and a transmission clear signal from said transmission arbitration unit; anda dipole antenna to transmit and receive signals corresponding to said first and second signal traffics. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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