Enhanced channel access mechanisms for an HPNA network
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a Media Control station (MC STA) adapted to transmit a first message to a selected enhanced non-Media Controller station (non-MC STA), at least a portion of said first message comprised by at least one enhanced Phoneline Network Association version 2 (HPNA v2) frame having timing to allow an Inter-Frame Gap (IFG), said MC STA adapted to transmit a blocking signal during at least one IFG to mask a presence of said IFG to a non-enhanced station (STA), said presence of said IFG not masked to said selected enhanced non-MC STA, the at least one enhanced HPNA v2 frame comprising a Transmission Duration field in a frame header/preamble.
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Abstract
A method and a system is disclosed for providing access in a centralized manner to a communications medium that is suitable for allowing use of a plurality of Home Phoneline Network Association (HPNA) v2 frames. A plurality of messages are transmitted between a first enhanced station and a second enhanced station. Each transmitted message is transmitted in an enhanced frame that has timing to allow an Inter-Frame Gap (IFG). A blocking signal, such as a sine wave signal and a cosine wave signal, is transmitted during at least one IFG between enhanced frames to mask the presence of the IFG to a non-enhanced STA. Alternatively, the blocking signal can be transmitted during at least one reply message. Contention-free access to the communications medium is also provided by transmitting messages in a highest priority level available in an HPNA v2 frame.
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19 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
a Media Control station (MC STA) adapted to transmit a first message to a selected enhanced non-Media Controller station (non-MC STA), at least a portion of said first message comprised by at least one enhanced Phoneline Network Association version 2 (HPNA v2) frame having timing to allow an Inter-Frame Gap (IFG), said MC STA adapted to transmit a blocking signal during at least one IFG to mask a presence of said IFG to a non-enhanced station (STA), said presence of said IFG not masked to said selected enhanced non-MC STA, the at least one enhanced HPNA v2 frame comprising a Transmission Duration field in a frame header/preamble. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. A method comprising:
from a Media Control station (MC STA), transmitting a message to a selected enhanced non-Media Controller station (Non-MC STA), at least a portion of said message comprises by at least one enhanced Phoneline Network Association version 2 (HPNA v2) frame having timing to allow an Inter-Frame Gap (IFG), said MC STA adapted to transmit a blocking signal during at least one IFG to mask a presence of said IFG to a non-enhanced station (STA), said presence of said IFG not masked to said selected enhanced non-MC STA, the at least one enhanced HPNA v2 frame comprising a Transmission Duration field in a frame header/preamble.
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19. A method comprising:
from a Media Control station (MC STA), transmitting a blocking signal during at least one Inter-Frame Gap IFG, said blocking signal adapted to mask a presence of said IFG to a non-enhanced station (STA), said presence of said IFG not masked to a selected enhanced non-Media Controller station (non-MC STA), said IFG associated with a transmitted message to said selected enhanced non-Media Controller station (non-MC STA), at least a portion of said transmitted message comprised by at least one enhanced Phoneline Network Association version 2 (HPNA v2) frame having timing to allow said IFG, said MC STA is adapted to provide said selected enhanced non-MC STA preferential access to a communications medium, said non-enhanced STA not provided preferential access to said communications medium.
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