System and method for traffic signaling and control in a wireless network
First Claim
1. A method for traffic signaling implemented by a network component in a wireless network, the method comprising:
- indicating a traffic direction and a traffic type for traffic control in a Signal Field (SIG) in a frame; and
transmitting the frame including the SIG, wherein a combination of the traffic direction and the traffic type is indicated by a single bit in the SIG.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for traffic signaling in wireless or sensor networks. The system and method use information or bits in a Signal Field (SIG) of Physical Layer (PHY) preamble in a packet to provide traffic control information. An embodiment method implemented by a network component comprises indicating a traffic direction and a traffic type for traffic control in a SIG in a frame and transmitting the frame including the SIG. Another method comprises receiving in a frame a SIG for traffic control that indicates a transmission type and decoding the SIG field to determine whether to process remaining information in the frame if the frame comprises data payload or a Media Access Control (MAC) header.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for traffic signaling implemented by a network component in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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indicating a traffic direction and a traffic type for traffic control in a Signal Field (SIG) in a frame; and transmitting the frame including the SIG, wherein a combination of the traffic direction and the traffic type is indicated by a single bit in the SIG. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A network component for traffic signaling in a wireless network, the network component comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to; transmit a frame comprising a Signal Field (SIG) for traffic control, wherein a combination of a traffic direction and a traffic type is indicated by a single bit in the SIG. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method that supports traffic signaling implemented by a network component in a wireless network, the method comprising:
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receiving in a frame a Signal Field (SIG) for traffic control that indicates a transmission type, wherein a combination of a traffic direction and a traffic type is indicated by a single bit in the SIG; and decoding the SIG to determine whether to process remaining information in the frame when the frame comprises data payload or a Media Access Control (MAC) header. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A network component that supports traffic signaling in a wireless network, the network component comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing programming for execution by the processor, the programming including instructions to; receive a frame comprising a Signal Field (SIG) for traffic control that indicates a combination of traffic and transmission type, wherein a combination of a traffic direction and a traffic type is indicated by a single bit in the SIG; and decode the SIG to determine whether to process remaining information in the frame if the frame comprises data payload or a Media Access Control (MAC) header. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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