802.11 restricted access windows
First Claim
1. An access point comprising:
- a restricted access window module configured to define a restricted access window during which stations that belong to a same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are not allowed to transmit data frames;
a beacon creation module configured to generate a beacon announcing the restricted access window, wherein the restricted access window is contained within a following beacon interval;
a transmitter module configured to transmit the beacon to the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point, wherein the following beacon interval begins upon transmission of the beacon and ends upon transmission of a second beacon, wherein the transmitter module is configured to transmit the second beacon subsequent to the beacon without transmitting any intervening beacons;
a downlink tracking module configured to, during the restricted access window, receive a poll frame from a first station of the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point; and
a data transmission module configured to, subsequent to the poll frame, transmit a data frame to the first station, wherein the beacon includes a delivery traffic indication map and includes an indication that the data frame is queued for transmission to the first station,wherein during the restricted access window, the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are permitted to transmit frames having a first value of a transmission characteristic, andwherein during a second restricted access window, the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are permitted to transmit frames having a second value of the transmission characteristic.
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Abstract
A method of operating an access point includes defining a restricted access window during which stations that belong to a same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are not allowed to transmit data frames. The method further includes generating a beacon announcing the restricted access window, and transmitting the beacon to the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point. The method also includes, during the restricted access window, receiving a poll frame from a first station of the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point. The method further includes, subsequent to the poll frame, transmitting a data frame to the first station.
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1. An access point comprising:
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a restricted access window module configured to define a restricted access window during which stations that belong to a same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are not allowed to transmit data frames; a beacon creation module configured to generate a beacon announcing the restricted access window, wherein the restricted access window is contained within a following beacon interval; a transmitter module configured to transmit the beacon to the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point, wherein the following beacon interval begins upon transmission of the beacon and ends upon transmission of a second beacon, wherein the transmitter module is configured to transmit the second beacon subsequent to the beacon without transmitting any intervening beacons; a downlink tracking module configured to, during the restricted access window, receive a poll frame from a first station of the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point; and a data transmission module configured to, subsequent to the poll frame, transmit a data frame to the first station, wherein the beacon includes a delivery traffic indication map and includes an indication that the data frame is queued for transmission to the first station, wherein during the restricted access window, the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are permitted to transmit frames having a first value of a transmission characteristic, and wherein during a second restricted access window, the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are permitted to transmit frames having a second value of the transmission characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 43)
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6. An access point comprising:
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a restricted access window module configured to define a restricted access window during which stations that belong to a same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are not allowed to transmit data frames; a beacon creation module configured to generate a beacon announcing the restricted access window, wherein the restricted access window is contained within a following beacon interval; a transmitter module configured to transmit the beacon to the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point, wherein the following beacon interval begins upon transmission of the beacon and ends upon transmission of a second beacon, wherein the transmitter module is configured to transmit the second beacon subsequent to the beacon without transmitting any intervening beacons; a downlink tracking module configured to, during the restricted access window, receive a poll frame from a first station of the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point; and a data transmission module configured to, subsequent to the poll frame, transmit a data frame to the first station, wherein the restricted access window module is configured to define a second restricted access window that is subsequent to the restricted access window but prior to the second beacon, and wherein the beacon creation module is configured to generate the beacon announcing both the restricted access window and the second restricted access window. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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22. A method of operating an access point, the method comprising:
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defining a restricted access window during which stations that belong to a same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are not allowed to transmit data frames; generating a beacon announcing the restricted access window, wherein the restricted access window is contained within a following beacon interval; transmitting the beacon to the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point, wherein the following beacon interval begins upon transmission of the beacon and ends upon transmission of a second beacon that is transmitted subsequent to the beacon without any intervening beacons; during the restricted access window, receiving a poll frame from a first station of the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point; and subsequent to the poll frame, transmitting a data frame to the first station, wherein the beacon includes a delivery traffic indication map and includes an indication that the data frame is queued for transmission to the first station, wherein, during the restricted access window, the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are permitted to transmit frames having a first value of a transmission characteristic, and wherein, during a second restricted access window, the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are permitted to transmit frames having a second value of the transmission characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44)
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27. A method of operating an access point, the method comprising:
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defining a restricted access window during which stations that belong to a same infrastructure basic service set as the access point are not allowed to transmit data frames; generating a beacon announcing the restricted access window, wherein the restricted access window is contained within a following beacon interval; transmitting the beacon to the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point, wherein the following beacon interval begins upon transmission of the beacon and ends upon transmission of a second beacon that is transmitted subsequent to the beacon without any intervening beacons; during the restricted access window, receiving a poll frame from a first station of the stations that belong to the same infrastructure basic service set as the access point; subsequent to the poll frame, transmitting a data frame to the first station; defining a second restricted access window that is subsequent to the restricted access window but prior to the second beacon, wherein the beacon announces both the restricted access window and the second restricted access window; and transmitting the second beacon. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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