Continuous wireless communication systems and associated methods
AssigneeCable Television Laboratories, Inc.
InventorsKevin E. Mahoney, Stephen Glennon, Stephen Arendt
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Abstract
A method for providing continuous wireless communication service includes (a) transmitting a first UniCast beacon from a first wireless termination point (WTP) to a first user equipment (UE) station, (b) after transmitting the first UniCast beacon to the first UE station, handing off the first UE station from the first WTP to a second WTP, and (c) transmitting a second UniCast beacon from the second WTP to the first UE station, each of the first and second UniCast beacons including a common first basic service set identifier (BSSID).
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A method for providing continuous wireless communication service, comprising:
- transmitting respective UniCast beacons from a first wireless termination point (WTP) to a plurality of user equipment (UE) stations, each UniCast beacon including a respective basic service set identifier (BSSID) associated with its respective UE station;
- transmitting a first UniCast beacon from the first WTP to a first UE station of the plurality of UE stations;
- after transmitting the first UniCast beacon to the first UE station, handing off the first UE station from the first WTP to a second WTP;
- and
- transmitting a second UniCast beacon from the second WTP to the first UE station, each of the first and second UniCast beacons including a common first BSSID.
A method for providing continuous wireless communication service, comprising:
- transmitting a first UniCast beacon from a first wireless termination point (WTP) to a first user equipment (UE) station;
- after transmitting the first UniCast beacon to the first UE station, handing off the first UE station from the first WTP to a second WTP;
- transmitting a second UniCast beacon from the second WTP to the first UE station, each of the first and second UniCast beacons including a common first basic service set identifier (BSSID);
- transmitting a first signal strength table from the first WTP to a first access controller, the first signal strength table including signal strength of one or more UE stations at the first WTP;
- and
- transmitting a second signal strength table from the second WTP to the first access controller, the second signal strength table including signal strength of one or more UE stations at the second WTP.
A method for providing individualized wireless communication service, comprising:
- transmitting a first UniCast beacon from a first wireless termination point (WTP) to a first user equipment (UE) station;
- and
- transmitting a second UniCast beacon from the first WTP to a second UE station,
- wherein:
- the first UniCast beacon includes a respective first basic service set identifier (BSSID) associated with the first UE station, and
- the second UniCast beacon includes a respective second BSSID associated with the second UE station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.