Multi-tier WLAN and method for propagating beacons in a multi-tier WLAN thereof
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1. A method for transmitting beacons by a coverage access point and one or more clients in a multi-tier wireless local area network, wherein the multi-tier wireless local area network comprises at least one coverage access point and a plurality of multi-tiered clients, the method comprising:
- transmitting a first beacon by the coverage access point in the multi-tier wireless local area network, wherein the coverage access point provides coverage to the plurality of multi-tiered clients;
transmitting a first client beacon by at least one of the plurality of multi-tiered clients during a beacon propogation period, wherein the beacon propagation period is a protected time andsuspending transmission of traffic other than one or more client beacons during the beacon propagation period.
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Abstract
A method for transmitting beacons by nodes in a multi-tier wireless local area network is disclosed. First, a first beacon by a tier 1 node in the multi-tier wireless local area network is transmitted. Then, a second beacon by a tier 2 node is transmitted where the second beacon is transmitted based upon the time that the first beacon is sent by the tier 1 node.
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1. A method for transmitting beacons by a coverage access point and one or more clients in a multi-tier wireless local area network, wherein the multi-tier wireless local area network comprises at least one coverage access point and a plurality of multi-tiered clients, the method comprising:
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transmitting a first beacon by the coverage access point in the multi-tier wireless local area network, wherein the coverage access point provides coverage to the plurality of multi-tiered clients; transmitting a first client beacon by at least one of the plurality of multi-tiered clients during a beacon propogation period, wherein the beacon propagation period is a protected time and suspending transmission of traffic other than one or more client beacons during the beacon propagation period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A multi-tier wireless local area network comprising:
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a plurality of multi-tiered access points including at least one tier 1 access point, at least one tier 2 access point, and at least one tier 3 access point, wherein a tier 3 coverage access point provides coverage to a plurality of multi-tiered clients, wherein the tier 3 coverage access point transmits at first beacon; and the plurality of multi-tiered clients, wherein at least one of the plurality of multi-tiered clients transmits a first client beacon during a beacon propogation period, wherein the beacon propagation period is a protected time in which transmission of traffic other than one or more client beacons is suspended.
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15. A multi-tier wireless local area network comprising:
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a single tier access point, wherein the single tier access point provides coverage to a plurality of multi-tiered clients, wherein the single tier access point transmits a first beacon; and the plurality of multi-tiered clients, wherein at least one of the plurality of multi-tiered clients transmits a first client beacon during a beacon propogation period, wherein the beacon propagation period is a protected time in which transmission of traffic other than one or more client beacons is suspended.
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