US 2014/0192696 A1 · MAC ENHANCEMENT TO SUPPORT MULTI-PERIODIC GTS ALLOCATION FOR PERSONAL AREA NETWORK (PAN) SYSTEMS

Abstract

A personal area network (PAN) coordinator (26) of a medical body area network (MBAN) (36) allocates multi-periodic guaranteed time slots (GTSs) to sensor devices (12, 14) of the MBAN (36). The PAN coordinator (26) includes a controller (40) configured to receive a request for a multi-periodic GTS from a sensor device (12, 14) of the MBAN (36). The request includes a period indicating a periodicity with which the multi-periodic GTS is requested. In response to the request, the controller (40) determines a GTS allocation including a starting frame and transmits a descriptor to the sensor device (12, 14). The descriptor includes information to identify the starting frame.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A personal area network (PAN) coordinator of a medical body area network (MEAN) for allocating multi-periodic guaranteed time slots (GTSs) to sensor devices of the MBAN, said PAN coordinator comprising:

a controller configured to:
receive a request for a multi-periodic GTS from a sensor device of the MBAN, said request including a period indicating a periodicity with which the multi-periodic GTS is requested;
determine a GTS allocation for the request, the GTS allocation including a starting frame;
and,
transmit a descriptor to the sensor device, the descriptor including information to identify the starting frame.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/240,120Filed 6 Sep 2012

Priority

9 Sep 2011

Published

10 Jul 2014

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification7 codes

H04W 52/0216
Managed by the network, e.g. network or access point is leader and terminal is follower: using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic…
H04W 4/80
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: services using short range communication, e.g. near-field…
H04W 72/21
Control channels or signalling for resource management: in the uplink direction of a wireless link, i.e. towards the network
H04W 72/52
Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources: based on load

Mac enhancement to support multi-periodic gts allocation for personal area network (pan) systems

Life of this patent

Mac enhancement to support multi-periodic gts allocation for personal area network (pan) systems

Life of this patent

Abstract

Claims20