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Wireless device, method, and computer readable media for synchronization in a wireless local-area network

  • US 9,591,569 B2
  • Filed: 12/16/2014
  • Issued: 03/07/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A high-efficiency local-area wireless network (HEW) device, the HEW device comprising circuitry configured to:

  • tune to a first subchannel based on a schedule received from an access point (AP) the schedule to indicate that the HEW device is assigned to the first subchannel;

    determine a target beacon receive time;

    tune to a second subchannel to receive a target beacon at the target beacon receive time;

    receive the target beacon on the second subchannel, wherein the target beacon includes a network timer;

    synchronize a local timer with the network timer; and

    tune back to the first subchannel to continue to operate on the assigned first subchannel.

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