Wireless station clustering in cooperative communications
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1. A wireless system, comprising:
- a network;
a cluster of wireless stations (STAs) configured within the network;
an access point (AP) configured to govern the network; and
at least one cluster lead configured to send and receive data from the STAs and the AP and to retransmit the received data to other cluster leads, or to the AP, or both, the AP being further configured to designate at least one STA from the cluster as a cluster lead in which designation of the cluster lead by the AP is based at least partially on channel coherence time.
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Abstract
A method and a wireless system. The system including a cluster of wireless stations (STAs), an access point (AP), and at least one cluster lead configured to send and receive data from the STAs and the AP and to retransmit the received data to other cluster leads, or to the AP, or both. The at least one cluster lead includes an STA designated by the AP from the cluster of STAs based at least partially on channel coherence time.
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1. A wireless system, comprising:
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a network; a cluster of wireless stations (STAs) configured within the network; an access point (AP) configured to govern the network; and at least one cluster lead configured to send and receive data from the STAs and the AP and to retransmit the received data to other cluster leads, or to the AP, or both, the AP being further configured to designate at least one STA from the cluster as a cluster lead in which designation of the cluster lead by the AP is based at least partially on channel coherence time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of wireless communication, the method comprising:
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forming a cluster of wireless stations (STAs) from among STAs of a wireless network; designating, by an access point (AP), at least one of the STAs of the cluster to be a cluster lead such that designation of the cluster lead is based at least partially on channel coherence time, the AP being configured to govern the wireless network; exchanging data between the STAs and the cluster lead; and re-transmitting the data from the cluster lead to the AP of the network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of wireless communication, the method comprising:
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transmitting, by an access point (AP), an instruction to a wireless station (STA) of a wireless network to form a cluster of STAs and to function as a cluster lead, the AP being configured to govern the wireless network, designation of the cluster lead being based at least partially on channel coherence time; forming the cluster of STAs by transmitting an invitation from the cluster lead to other STAs of the wireless network to join the cluster; and assigning respective sets of sub-carriers by the cluster lead to each of the STAs of the cluster. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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