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US 2010/0074190 A1Published application
Methods for multi-band wireless communication and bandwidth management
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsCarlos Cordeiro, Minyoung Park
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Abstract
Embodiments of methods for multi-band wireless communication and bandwidth management are described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Claims20
A method to communicate wirelessly between stations along multiple frequency channels, comprising:
- scanning a first channel to locate a beacon transmitted by an access point;
- detecting the beacon in the first channel wherein the beacon comprises an element to indicate availability of a second channel;
- monitoring the second channel to determine a quality of service of the second channel;
- transmitting an association request frame to the access point using the first channel, in response to the quality of service of the second channel, to request communication in the second channel;
- and
- receiving an association response frame from the access point to confirm association with the station.
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A method for isochronous multi-band wireless communications between an access point and a station, comprising:
- associating the access point with the station along a first channel;
- receiving a reservation request from the station on the first channel to reserve a second channel;
- transmitting an acknowledgement by the access point in response to the reservation request on the first channel;
- reserving a bandwidth allocation for the station in the second channel;
- transmitting a reservation response, based on the reservation request, to the station in the second channel;
- and
- transmitting a data frame from the access point to the station using the bandwidth allocation.
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A method for asynchronous multi-band wireless communications between an access point and a station, comprising:
- associating the station with the access point along a first channel;
- transmitting a request to send (RTS) signal from the station using the first channel, the RTS signal comprising an element to indicate a request to communicate over a second channel;
- receiving a clear to send (CTS) signal from the access point using the first channel;
- receiving a poll frame from the access point using the second channel;
- and
- transmitting a data frame to the access point using the second channel.
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A system for multi-band wireless communications, comprising:
- a host processor;
- a flash memory device;
- a random access memory;
- and
- a transceiver configured to communicate in a 2.4/5 GHz and a 60 GHz band by;
- locating a beacon transmitted in the 2.4/5 GHz band, wherein the beacon comprises an element to indicate availability of the 60 GHz band,
- determining a quality of service of the 60 GHz band,
- transmitting an association request frame using the 2.4/5 GHz band in response to the quality of service of the 60 GHz band,
- requesting communication in the 60 GHz band, and
- receiving an association response frame to confirm association.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.