Techniques for Transmitting Data via Relay Communication Links
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsShahrnaz Azizi, THOMAS J. KENNEY, ELDAD PERAHIA, MINYOUNG PARK
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Abstract
Examples are disclosed for transmitting data via a relay communication links. In some examples, a wireless device may receive a packet having a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header that indicates whether the packet also includes a relay header placed before a media access controller header. The packet may be dropped or the relay header may be decoded based on a determination of whether the PLCP header indicates that the packet includes the relay header. Other examples are described and claimed.
Claims27
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor circuit for a wireless device;
- a receive module arranged for execution by the processor circuit to receive a packet having a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header that includes an indication of whether the packet includes a relay header placed before a media access controller (MAC) header;
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- a relay indication module arranged for execution by the processor circuit to cause the packet to be dropped or cause the relay header to be decoded based on a determination of whether the PLCP header indicates that the packet includes the relay header.
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a wireless device, a packet having a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header that includes an indication of whether the packet includes a relay header placed before a media access controller (MAC) header;
- and
- dropping the packet or decoding the relay header based on a determination of whether the PLCP header indicates that the packet includes the relay header.
A method comprising:
- establishing, at a first wireless device, a relay communication link with a second wireless device, the relay communication link arranged to relay data from the first wireless device towards or away from a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point;
- generating a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header for a packet including data to be relayed via the relay communication link, the PLCP header to indicate the packet includes a relay header arranged to be decoded at a physical (PHY) layer of the second wireless device;
- generating the relay header and including a frame check sequence (FCS) and a first address associated with the second wireless device's network address in the relay header;
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- transmitting the packet with the PLCP and relay headers to the second wireless device via the relay communication link.
At least one machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a first wireless device cause the first wireless device to:
- establish a relay communication link with a second wireless device, the relay communication link arranged to relay data from the first wireless device towards or away from a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point;
- generate a physical layer convergence protocol (PLCP) header that indicates a packet including the data to be relayed includes a relay header arranged to be decoded at a physical (PHY) layer of the second wireless device;
- generate the relay header and include a frame check sequence (FCS) and a first address associated with the second wireless device's network address in the relay header;
- transmit the packet with the PLCP header and the relay header to the second wireless device via the relay communication link.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.