# US 2014/0192784 A1 · Systems and for reducing interference in long-range wireless communication > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0192784 A1 - Document ID: US20140192784A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/734,110 - Filed: 2013-01-04 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04 - Assignees: QUALCOMM Incorporated - Applicants: Qualcomm Incorporated - Inventors: Maarten Menzo Wentink - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140192784A1 ## CPC - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 74/0816: with collision avoidance - H04W 28/26: Resource reservation - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Systems, methods, and devices for communicating a compressed beacon are described herein. In some aspects, a method of receiving a long-range communication in a wireless network is provided. The method includes transmitting, at a first device, a first communication reserving a wireless medium for at least a first time period. The first communication has a first range. The method further includes receiving, at the first device, a second communication during the first time period. The second communication is unidirectional and has a second range longer than the first range. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of receiving a long-range communication in a wireless network, the method comprising: transmitting, at a first device, a first communication reserving a wireless medium for at least a first time period, the first communication having a first range; and receiving, at the first device, a second, unidirectional communication during the first time period, the second communication having a second range longer than the first range. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the first communication, reserving the wireless medium for a first time period, comprises a clear-to-send (CTS) frame. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein CTS frame is configured to set a network allocation vector (NAV) that starts before a scheduled time of the long-range communication, and ends at a scheduled end time of the long-range communication. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising scheduling the second communication. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a scheduled start time of the second communication, wherein the first communication reserving the wireless medium is based on the determined start time. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a scheduled end time of the second communication, wherein the first communication reserving the wireless medium is based on the determined end time. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising delaying an acknowledgment of the second communication. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a block acknowledgement of the second communication. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the second communication comprises a data media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (D-MPDU). ### Claim 10 A wireless device configured to receive a long-range communication in a wireless network, the wireless device comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a first communication reserving a wireless medium for at least a first time period, the first communication having a first range; and a receiver configured to receive a second, unidirectional communication during the first time period, the second communication having a second range longer than the first range. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the first communication, reserving the wireless medium for a first time period, comprises a clear-to-send (CTS) frame. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The wireless device of claim 11, wherein CTS frame is configured to set a network allocation vector (NAV) that starts before a scheduled time of the long-range communication, and ends at a scheduled end time of the long-range communication. ### Claim 13 (depends on 10) The wireless device of claim 10, further comprising a processor configured to schedule the second communication. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The wireless device of claim 10, further comprising a processor configured to determine a scheduled start time of the second communication, wherein the first communication reserving the wireless medium is based on the determined start time. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The wireless device of claim 10, further comprising a processor configured to determine a scheduled end time of the second communication, wherein the first communication reserving the wireless medium is based on the determined end time. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The wireless device of claim 10, further comprising a processor configured to delay an acknowledgment of the second communication. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit a block acknowledgement of the second communication. ### Claim 18 (depends on 10) The wireless device of claim 10, wherein the second communication comprises a data media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (D-MPDU). ### Claim 19 An apparatus for receiving a long-range communication in a wireless network, the apparatus comprising: means for transmitting a first communication reserving a wireless medium for at least a first time period, the first communication having a first range; and means for receiving a second, unidirectional communication during the first time period, the second communication having a second range longer than the first range. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the first communication, reserving the wireless medium for a first time period, comprises a clear-to-send (CTS) frame. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The apparatus of claim 20, wherein CTS frame is configured to set a network allocation vector (NAV) that starts before a scheduled time of the long-range communication, and ends at a scheduled end time of the long-range communication. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising means for scheduling the second communication. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising means for determining a scheduled start time of the second communication, wherein the first communication reserving the wireless medium is based on the determined start time. ### Claim 24 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising means for determining a scheduled end time of the second communication, wherein the first communication reserving the wireless medium is based on the determined end time. ### Claim 25 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising means for delaying an acknowledgment of the second communication. ### Claim 26 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, further comprising means for transmitting a block acknowledgement of the second communication. ### Claim 27 (depends on 19) The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the second communication comprises a data media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (D-MPDU). ### Claim 28 A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code that, when executed, causes an apparatus to: transmit a first communication reserving a wireless medium for at least a first time period, the first communication having a first range; and receive a second, unidirectional communication during the first time period, the second communication having a second range longer than the first range. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The medium of claim 28, wherein the first communication, reserving the wireless medium for a first time period, comprises a clear-to-send (CTS) frame. ### Claim 30 (depends on 29) The medium of claim 29, wherein CTS frame is configured to set a network allocation vector (NAV) that starts before a scheduled time of the long-range communication, and ends at a scheduled end time of the long-range communication. ### Claim 31 (depends on 28) The medium of claim 28, further comprising code that, when executed, causes the apparatus to schedule the second communication. ### Claim 32 (depends on 28) The medium of claim 28, further comprising code that, when executed, causes the apparatus to determine a scheduled start time of the second communication, wherein the first communication reserving the wireless medium is based on the determined start time. ### Claim 33 (depends on 28) The medium of claim 28, further comprising code that, when executed, causes the apparatus to determine a scheduled end time of the second communication, wherein the first communication reserving the wireless medium is based on the determined end time. ### Claim 34 (depends on 28) The medium of claim 28, further comprising code that, when executed, causes the apparatus to delay an acknowledgment of the second communication. ### Claim 35 (depends on 28) The medium of claim 28, further comprising code that, when executed, causes the apparatus to transmit a block acknowledgement of the second communication. ### Claim 36 (depends on 28) The medium of claim 28, wherein the second communication comprises a data media access control (MAC) protocol data unit (D-MPDU).