POINT-CONTROLLED CONTENTION ARBITRATION
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining a predetermined interval corresponding to a service rate for providing quality of service;
waiting for the predetermined interval to expire;
reserving a channel for a predetermined time period during a contention period using high priority access; and
polling to initiate a point controlled contention free burst during the contention period while the channel is reserved.
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, there is described herein a method for providing quality of service during a contention period. A tiered access protocol enables an Access Point to act as a channel arbitrator and gain control a channel during a contention period. The Access Point waits a specified amount of time before taking control of a channel for either transmitting an outbound frame or initiating Polled-Contention Free Bursts. In addition, a method for increasing the time span between Delivery Traffic Indication Message beacons by tracking when Wireless Stations are able to receive messages and instantly delivering messages to those Wireless Stations.
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20 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining a predetermined interval corresponding to a service rate for providing quality of service;
waiting for the predetermined interval to expire;
reserving a channel for a predetermined time period during a contention period using high priority access; and
polling to initiate a point controlled contention free burst during the contention period while the channel is reserved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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an access point configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one station over a channel within a basic service set;
wherein the access point is configured to determine a predetermined interval corresponding to a service rate for providing quality of service to a wireless station;
wherein the access point is configured to wait for the predetermined interval to expire;
wherein the access point is responsive to the predetermined interval expiring to reserve the channel for a predetermined time period during a contention period using high priority access; and
wherein the access point is configure to poll the station to initiate a point controlled contention free burst during the contention period while the channel is reserved. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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