METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS TO COORDINATE COMMUNICATIONS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF DEVICES ON A WIRELESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A method to coordinate transmissions of different types of devices on a wireless network, the method comprising:
- generating, by a first communications device, a frame indicating a time duration associated with low transmit power communication to instruct high-power communication devices to defer high transmit power transmissions for the time duration; and
transmitting, by the first communications device, the frame.
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Abstract
Logic may coordinate communications of different types of wireless communications devices such as high power and low power wireless communications devices. Logic may coordinate communications by assigning time slots to a low power station (LP-STA) in a management frame such as a beacon transmitted by an access point (AP) associated with the LP-STA. Logic of the high power stations (HP-STAB) may receive the beacon and shepard logic of the HP-STA may defer transmissions by the HP-STA throughout the duration(s) indicated in the beacon from the AP. Logic of the LP-STA may comprise carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance logic to determine when to transmit a communication. Shepard logic of an HP-STA may detect the communication from the LP-STA and defer transmission of communication during a time duration for the communication by the LP-STA.
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21 Claims
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1. A method to coordinate transmissions of different types of devices on a wireless network, the method comprising:
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generating, by a first communications device, a frame indicating a time duration associated with low transmit power communication to instruct high-power communication devices to defer high transmit power transmissions for the time duration; and transmitting, by the first communications device, the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20)
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10. An apparatus to coordinate transmissions of different types of devices on a wireless network, the apparatus comprising:
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a medium access control logic to generate a frame indicating a time duration associated with low transmit power communication to instruct high-power communication devices to defer high transmit power transmissions for the time duration; and a physical layer logic to encapsulate the frame. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method to coordinate transmissions of different types of devices on a wireless network, the method comprising:
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generating, by a first communications device, a frame indicating a time duration associated with low transmit power communication to instruct high-power communication devices to defer high transmit power transmissions for the time duration; and transmitting, by the first communications device, the frame.
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