Channel allocation management method for transferring asynchronous data, asynchronous data transferring method, and apparatus thereof
First Claim
1. A method of managing channel allocation for asynchronous data transmission, the method comprising:
- broadcasting a first superframe for a first beacon period, the first superframe containing a control section and a data slot section;
receiving a request frame from at least one wireless device belonging to a network via the control section, the request frame requesting additions of data slots for asynchronous data transmission;
transmitting a response frame to the at least one wireless device via the control section in response to the request frame; and
broadcasting a second superframe for a second beacon period, the second superframe containing information regarding the requested data slot, if the requested data slot is added, to the at least one wireless device,wherein the request frame comprises a plurality of first fields, each of which keeps a record of information regarding addition of a data slot, the response frame comprises a plurality of second fields, each of which keeps a record of response information regarding addition of a data slot, andwherein each of the second fields of the response frame comprises information regarding a reason the requested data slot fails to be added if the requested data slot fails to be added.
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Abstract
A method of managing channel allocation for asynchronous data transmission includes (a) broadcasting a first superframe for a first beacon period, the first superframe containing a control section and a data slot section; (b) receiving a request frame from at least one wireless device belonging to a network via the control section, the request frame requesting addition of a data slot for asynchronous data transmission; (c) transmitting a response frame to the at least one wireless device via the control section in response to the request frame; and (d) broadcasting a second superframe for a second beacon period, the second superframe containing information regarding a data slot added to the at least one wireless device.
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23 Claims
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1. A method of managing channel allocation for asynchronous data transmission, the method comprising:
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broadcasting a first superframe for a first beacon period, the first superframe containing a control section and a data slot section; receiving a request frame from at least one wireless device belonging to a network via the control section, the request frame requesting additions of data slots for asynchronous data transmission; transmitting a response frame to the at least one wireless device via the control section in response to the request frame; and broadcasting a second superframe for a second beacon period, the second superframe containing information regarding the requested data slot, if the requested data slot is added, to the at least one wireless device, wherein the request frame comprises a plurality of first fields, each of which keeps a record of information regarding addition of a data slot, the response frame comprises a plurality of second fields, each of which keeps a record of response information regarding addition of a data slot, and wherein each of the second fields of the response frame comprises information regarding a reason the requested data slot fails to be added if the requested data slot fails to be added. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of transmitting asynchronous data, the method comprising:
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receiving a first superframe from a network coordinator for a first beacon period, the first superframe containing a control section and a data slot section; transmitting a request frame to the network coordinator within the control section, the request frame requesting additions of data slots for transmission of asynchronous data; receiving a response frame from the network coordinator within the control section in response to the request frame; receiving a second superframe from the network coordinator for a second beacon period, the second superframe containing information regarding an added data slot; and transmitting corresponding asynchronous data via the added data slot, wherein the request frame comprises a plurality of first fields, each of which keeps a record of information regarding addition of a data slot, the response frame comprises a plurality of second fields, each of which keeps a record of response information regarding addition of a data slot, wherein each of the second fields of the response frame comprises information regarding a reason the requested data slot fails to be added if the requested data slot fails to be added. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of managing channel allocation for asynchronous data transmission, the method comprising:
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broadcasting a first superframe for a first beacon period, the first superframe containing a control section and a data slot section; receiving a request frame from at least one wireless device belonging to a network via the control section, the request frame requesting returns of data slots for asynchronous data transmission; transmitting a response frame to the at least one wireless device via the control section in response to the request frame; and broadcasting a second superframe for a second beacon period, the second superframe containing information regarding the requested data slots returned, to the at least one wireless device, wherein the request frame comprises a plurality of first fields, each of which keeps a record of information regarding an addition of a data slot, the response frame comprises a plurality of second fields, each of which keeps a record of response information regarding addition of a data slot, wherein each of the second fields of the response frame comprises information regarding a reason the requested data slot fails to be added if the requested data slot fails to be added. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus for allocating a data slot for asynchronous data transmission, the apparatus comprising:
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a first broadcast unit which broadcasts a first superframe for a first beacon period, the first superframe containing a control section and a data slot section; a reception unit which receives a request frame within the control section from at least one wireless device belonging to a network, the request frame requesting additions of data slots for asynchronous data transmission; a transmission unit which transmits a response frame within the control section to the at least one wireless device in response to the request frame; and a second broadcast unit which broadcasts a second superframe for a second beacon period, the second superframe containing information regarding the requested data slots, if the requested data slots are added, to the at least one wireless device, wherein the request frame comprises a plurality of first fields, each of which keeps a record of information regarding addition of a data slot, the response frame comprises a plurality of second fields, each of which keeps a record of response information regarding addition of a data slot, wherein each of the second fields of the response frame comprises information regarding a reason the requested data slot fails to be added if the requested data slot fails to be added.
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17. An apparatus for allocating a data slot for asynchronous data transmission, the apparatus comprising:
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a first broadcast unit which broadcasts a first superframe for a first beacon period, the first superframe containing a control section and a data slot section; a reception unit which receives a request frame within the control section from at least one wireless device belonging to a network, the request frame requesting returns of data slots for asynchronous data transmission; a transmission unit which transmits a response frame within the control section to the at least one wireless device in response to the request frame; and a second broadcast unit which broadcasts a second superframe for a second beacon period, the second superframe containing information regarding the requested data slot returned, to the at least one wireless device, wherein the request frame comprises a plurality of first fields, each of which keeps a record of information regarding an addition of a data slot, the response frame comprises a plurality of second fields, each of which keeps a record of response information regarding addition of a data slot, wherein each of the second fields of the response frame comprises information regarding a reason the requested data slot fails to be added if the requested data slot fails to be added.
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18. An apparatus for transmitting asynchronous data, the apparatus comprising:
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a reception unit which receives a first superframe from a network coordinator for a first beacon period, the first superframe containing a control section and a data slot section; a first transmission unit which transmits a request frame within a control section contained in the first superframe to the network coordinator, the request frame requesting additions of data slots for asynchronous data transmission; a reception unit which receives a response frame from the network coordinator within the control section in response to the request frame; a reception unit which receives a second superframe from the network coordinator for a second beacon period, the second superframe containing information regarding an added data slot, and a second transmission unit which transmits asynchronous data via the added data slot, wherein the request frame comprises a plurality of first fields, each of which keeps a record of information regarding addition of a data slot, the response frame comprises a plurality of second fields, each of which keeps a record of response information regarding addition of a data slot, wherein each of the second fields of the response frame comprises information regarding a reason the requested data slot fails to be added if the requested data slot fails to be added.
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19. A method of transmitting asynchronous data, the method comprising:
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receiving a request frame from at least one device connected to a network via a first beacon section, the request frame requesting asynchronous data transmission; transmitting a response frame to the at least one device connected to the network in response to the request frame; and transmitting asynchronous data to the at least one device connected to the network based on the response frame, wherein the request frame comprises a plurality of first fields, each of which keeps a record of information regarding an addition of a data slot for asynchronous data transmission, the response frame comprises a plurality of second fields, each of which keeps a record of response information regarding addition of a data slot, wherein each of the second fields of the response frame comprises information regarding a reason the requested data slot fails to be added if the requested data slot fails to be added. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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