Method of controlling connection establishment in a wireless network

• US 8,285,198 B2
• Filed: 12/13/2007
• Issued: 10/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Hyeon Cheol, Jeon, Beom Jin, Kim, Taek Soo
• Primary Examiner(s): Donovan, Lincoln
• Assistant Examiner(s): ROJAS, DANIEL E
• Application Number:
  US12/377,381
• Publication Number:
  US 20100216391A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,762 Days
• Field of Search: 455/3.01
• US Class Current: 455/3.01
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/612 for unicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/24 Negotiation of communication capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/643 Communication protocols network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP], H04L65/65
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/20 Negotiating bandwidth
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/26 Resource reservation

Abstract

Methods of controlling connection establishment to transmit or receive AA/data in a wireless network are disclosed. A method of controlling connection establishment to transmit or receive AA/data in a first device of a wireless network, which includes a coordinator and at least one device, comprises transmitting connection request information required to request connection establishment with a second device and a connection request message which includes capability information of the first device to the second device, and receiving a connection response message from the second device in response to the connection request message. As well as message formats to said methods are disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of controlling connection establishment in order to receive audio/video (A/V) data in a sink device of a wireless network including a coordinator and at least one device, the method comprising:

transmitting a connection request message to a source device to request a connection; and

receiving a connection response message from the source device in response to the connection request message,

wherein the connection response message comprises a result of the connection request,

wherein the connection request message comprises connection request information together with capability information of the sink device,

wherein the connection request information comprises port information that indicates a sink port via which the A/V data is to be received,

wherein the capability information comprises a format data field and a format type field,

wherein the format data field includes format data of the A/V data supportable by the sink device, and

wherein the format type field includes a type of the format data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection response message further comprises port information of the source device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing a bandwidth reservation procedure for allocating channel resources with the coordinator of the wireless network; and

receiving the A/V data from the source device by using the channel resources allocated from the coordinator.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the connection response message further comprises data format information related to A/V data that can be supported by the source device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the connection response message further comprises type information of the data format information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection request message further comprises a VP field for indicating whether the sink port is to be used for video data and an AP field for indicating whether the sink port is to be used for audio data.

7. A sink device for controlling connection establishment in order to receive audio/video (A/V) data in a wireless network which includes a coordinator and at least one device, the sink device configured to:

transmit a connection request message to a source device to request a connection; and

receive a connection response message from the source device in response to the connection request message,

wherein the connection response message comprises a result of the connection request,

wherein the connection request message comprises connection request information together with capability information of the sink device,

wherein the connection request information comprises port information that indicates a sink port via which the A/V data is to be received,

wherein the capability information comprises a format data field and a format type field,

wherein the format data field includes format data of the A/V data supportable by the sink device and

wherein the format type field includes a type of the format data.

8. The sink device of claim 7, wherein the connection response message further comprises port information of the source device.

9. The sink device of claim 7, wherein the sink device is further configured to:

perform a bandwidth reservation procedure for allocating channel resources with the coordinator of the wireless network; and

receive the A/V data from the source device by using the channel resources allocated from the coordinator.

10. The sink device of claim 8, wherein the connection response message further comprises data format information related to A/V data that can be supported by the source device.

11. The sink device of claim 9, wherein the connection response message further comprises type information of the data format information.

12. The sink device of claim 7, wherein the connection request message further comprises a VP field for indicating whether the sink port is to be used for video data and an AP field for indicating whether the sink port is to be used for audio data.