WLAN TDM protocol
AssigneeMarvell World Trade Ltd.
InventorTimothy Donovan
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Abstract
A wireless network device in a wireless network that includes a plurality of wireless network devices comprises n RF transceiver that transmits and receives data packets and that periodically transmits or receives a beacon. A control module communicates with the RF transceiver, determines a group identifier and a station identifier based on the beacon, and selects one of a default IFS time and a second IFS time based on a data packet received.
Claims37
A wireless network device in a wireless network that includes a plurality of wireless network devices, comprising:
- an RF transceiver that transmits and receives data packets and that periodically transmits or receives a beacon;
- a control module that communicates with the RF transceiver, that determines a group identifier and a station identifier based on the beacon, and that selects one of a default IFS time and a second IFS time based on a data packet received.
A wireless network device in a wireless network that includes a plurality of wireless network devices, comprising:
- transmitting and receiving means for transmitting and receiving data packets and for periodically transmitting or receiving a beacon;
- control means for communicating with the transmitting and receiving means, for determining a group identifier and a station identifier based on the beacon, and for selecting one of a default IFS time and a second IFS time based on a data packet received.
A method for transmitting and receiving data with a first wireless network device in a wireless network that includes a plurality of wireless network devices, comprising:
- transmitting and receiving data packets;
- periodically transmitting or receiving a beacon;
- determining a group identifier and a station identifier based on the beacon;
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- selecting one of a default IFS time and a second IFS time based on a data packet received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.