Standby time improvements
First Claim
1. A method of receiving broadcast or multicast traffic, comprising:
- identifying different types of traffic that may be received, wherein different transmission schedules are associated with the different types of traffic;
selecting, from the different types of traffic that may be received, at least one type of traffic that is to be received and at least one type of traffic that is not to be received;
receiving each type of traffic selected to be received by transitioning from a power save state to an active state according to a time interval defined by the transmission schedule associated with each type of traffic selected to be received; and
not receiving each type of traffic selected not to be received by not transitioning from the power save state to the active state according to a time interval defined by the transmission schedule associated with each type of traffic selected not to be received.
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Abstract
Broadcast or multicast traffic is classified into different types of traffic and different transmission schedules associated with each of the different types of traffic. The different types of broadcast and multicast traffic may be implemented in an 802.11-based system where an access point is configured to classify broadcast and multicast traffic into different types and assign different transmission schedules to each of the different traffic types. An associated wireless station may thereby wake from a power save mode only at intervals corresponding to delivery times of the types of traffic that the wireless station has elected to receive. In some aspects the different types of broadcast and multicast traffic may comprise user plane traffic and control plane traffic.
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61 Claims
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1. A method of receiving broadcast or multicast traffic, comprising:
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identifying different types of traffic that may be received, wherein different transmission schedules are associated with the different types of traffic; selecting, from the different types of traffic that may be received, at least one type of traffic that is to be received and at least one type of traffic that is not to be received; receiving each type of traffic selected to be received by transitioning from a power save state to an active state according to a time interval defined by the transmission schedule associated with each type of traffic selected to be received; and not receiving each type of traffic selected not to be received by not transitioning from the power save state to the active state according to a time interval defined by the transmission schedule associated with each type of traffic selected not to be received. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of receiving broadcast or multicast traffic, comprising:
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receiving at least one of a plurality of different types of broadcast or multicast traffic, wherein the different types of traffic comprise control plane traffic and user plane traffic, and different transmission schedules are associated with the different types of traffic; waking from a power save state to receive the control plane traffic and not waking from the power save state to thereby not receive the user plane traffic; receiving a user plane traffic indication transmitted in a delivery traffic indication map at a first time interval; receiving a control plane traffic indication transmitted in a management traffic indication map at a second time interval; and receiving the control plane traffic at intervals corresponding to the second time interval, wherein the second time interval is longer than and a multiple of the first time interval. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive at least one of a plurality of different types of broadcast or multicast traffic, wherein different transmission schedules are associated with the different types of traffic; a scheduler configured to schedule reception of the at least one type of traffic in accordance with at least one associated transmission schedule; an identifier configured to identify the different types of traffic that may be received; a selector configured to select, from the different types of traffic that may be received, at least one type of traffic that is to be received and at least one type of traffic that is not to be received; and a state controller configured to; transition the receiver from a power save state to an active state according to a time interval defined by the transmission schedule associated with each type of traffic selected to be received; and not transition the receiver from the power save state to the active state according to a time interval defined by the transmission schedule associated with each type of traffic selected not to be received. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An apparatus for receiving broadcast or multicast traffic, comprising:
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means for receiving at least one of a plurality of different types of broadcast or multicast traffic, wherein different transmission schedules are associated with the different types of traffic; means for scheduling reception of the at least one type of traffic in accordance with at least one associated transmission schedule; means for identifying the different types of traffic that may be received; means for selecting, from the different types of traffic that may be received, at least one type of traffic that is to be received and at least one type of traffic that is not to be received; and means for transitioning the means for receiving from a power save state to an active state according to a time interval defined by the transmission schedule associated with each type of traffic selected to be received and not transitioning the means for receiving from the power save state to the active state according to a time interval defined by the transmission schedule associated with each type of traffic selected not to be received. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions stored thereon for causing a wireless station to:
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identify different types of traffic that may be received;
wherein different transmission schedules are associated with the different types of traffic;select, from the different types of traffic that may be received, at least one type of traffic that is to be received mid at least one type of traffic that is not to be received; receive each type of traffic selected to be received by transitioning from a power save state to an active state according to a time interval defined by the transmission schedule associated with each type of traffic selected to be received; and not receive each type of traffic selected not to be received by not transitioning from the power save state to the active state according to a time interval defined by the transmission schedule associated with each type of traffic selected not to be received. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of providing classified broadcast or multicast traffic, comprising:
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receiving broadcast or multicast traffic; classifying the received traffic into different types of traffic; associating different transmission schedules with the different types of traffic; and transmitting the different types of traffic at different time intervals having different periodicities; wherein a delivery traffic indication map (DTIM) beacon is transmitted at a first periodicity, the DTIM beacon providing an indication as to whether a first type of multicast or broadcast traffic will follow the DTIM beacon; and
a second beacon is transmitted at a second periodicity that is a multiple of the first periodicity, the second beacon providing an indication as to whether a second type of broadcast or multicast traffic will follow the second beacon. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive broadcast or multicast traffic; a classifier configured to classify the received traffic into different types of traffic; a scheduler configured to associate different transmission schedules with the different types of traffic; and a transmitter configured to transmit the different types of traffic at different intervals having different periodicities; wherein a delivery traffic indication map (DTIM) beacon is transmitted at a first periodicity, the DTIM beacon providing an indication as to whether a first type of multicast or broadcast traffic will follow the DTIM beacon; and
a second beacon is transmitted at a second periodicity that is a multiple of the first periodicity, the second beacon providing an indication as to whether a second type of broadcast or multicast traffic will follow the second beacon. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving broadcast or multicast traffic; means for classifying the received traffic into different types of traffic; and means for associating different transmission schedules with the different types of traffic; and means for transmitting the different types of traffic at different intervals having different periodicities; wherein a delivery traffic indication map (DTIM) beacon is transmitted at a first periodicity, the DTIM beacon providing an indication as to whether a first type of multicast or broadcast traffic will follow the DTIM beacon; and
a second beacon is transmitted at a second periodicity that is a multiple of the first periodicity, the second beacon providing an indication as to whether a second type of broadcast or multicast traffic will follow the second beacon. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. The non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions stored thereon for causing an access point to:
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receive broadcast or multicast traffic;
classify the received traffic into different types of traffic;associate different transmission schedules with the different types of traffic; transmit the different types of traffic at different intervals having different periodicities; and cause the access point to transmit a deliver3, traffic indication map (DTIM) beacon at a first periodicity, the DTIM beacon providing an indication as to whether a first type of multicast or broadcast traffic will follow the DTIM beacon; and
to transmit a second beacon at a second periodicity that is a multiple of the first periodicity, the second beacon providing an indication as to whether a second type of broadcast or multicast traffic will follow the second beacon. - View Dependent Claims (59)
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60. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions stored thereon for causing an access point to:
- receive broadcast or multicast traffic;
classify the received traffic into different types of traffic, wherein the different types of traffic comprise user plane traffic and control plane traffic; associate different transmission schedules with the different types of traffic; transmit the different types of traffic at different intervals having different periodicities; and further cause the access point to transmit the control plane traffic according to a first time interval and the user plane traffic according to a second time interval, wherein the first time interval is a multiple of the second time interval. - View Dependent Claims (61)
- receive broadcast or multicast traffic;
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