Method and apparatus for distributing beacon information
AssigneeInterDigital Technology Corporation
InventorsSudheer A. Grandhi, Arty Chandra, Eldad M. Zeira, Joseph S. Levy
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for distributing beacon information includes a first WTRU modifying a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header in a physical protocol data unit (PHY PDU) frame to include beacon information. The first WTRU transmits the modified PLCP header to a second WTRU. The second WTRU receives the modified PLCP header and extracts beacon information from the modified PLCP header. The second WTRU associates with the first WTRU.
Claims42
In a wireless communication system comprising a plurality of wireless transmit/receive units (WTRUs), a method for distributing beacon information, the method comprising:
- a first WTRU modifying a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header in a physical protocol data unit (PHY PDU) frame to include beacon information;
- the first WTRU transmitting the modified PLCP header to a second WTRU;
- the second WTRU receiving the modified PLCP header and extracting beacon information from the modified PLCP header;
- and
- the second WTRU associating with the first WTRU.
The method of claim 2 wherein the beacon information is included in a non-beacon control packet.
An access point (AP) configured to perform a method of distributing beacon information, the AP comprising:
- a receiver;
- a transmitter;
- and
- a processor in communication with the receiver and the transmitter, wherein the processor is configured to modify a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header in a physical protocol data unit (PHY PDU) frame to include beacon information elements, transmit the modified PLCP header to at least one wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU), and associate with the WTRU.
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) configured to perform a method of distributing beacon information, the WTRU comprising:
- a receiver;
- a transmitter;
- and
- a processor in communication with the receiver and the transmitter, wherein the processor is configured to modify a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header in a physical protocol data unit (PHY PDU) frame to include beacon information elements, transmit the modified PLCP header to at least one other WTRU, and associate with the at least one other WTRU.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.