Multiple pairing
AssigneeSagemcom Broadband SAS
InventorSylvain LE ROUX
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Abstract
To pair a plurality of stations with a wireless access point, the wireless access point establishes a multiple pairing. The wireless access point includes, in broadcast beacon frames, a notification of triggering of multiple pairing, during a declaration period of predefined maximum duration. The wireless access point receives, during the declaration period, requests for participation in the multiple pairing coming from said stations. When the declaration period expires, the wireless access point implements individual pairings in turn with each of the stations in question.
Claims17
A multiple-pairing method for pairing a plurality of stations with a wireless access point of a wireless local area network, the wireless access point broadcasting beacon frames relating to the wireless local area network, the method being implemented by the wireless access point and comprising:
- including, in the broadcast beacon frames, a notification of triggering of multiple pairing including a multiple-pairing session identifier, during a declaration period of predefined maximum duration;
- receiving requests for participation in the multiple pairing coming from the stations, the requests including the multiple-pairing session identifier, and creating, from the requests received, a list of stations to be paired;
- and
- when the declaration period expires, making individual pairings in turn with each of the stations in the list.
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A wireless access point configured for making a multiple pairing, making it possible to pair a plurality of stations with a wireless access point of a wireless local area network, the wireless access point broadcasting beacon frames relating to the wireless local area network, the wireless access point comprising electronic circuitry configured for:
- including, in the broadcast beacon frames, a notification of triggering of multiple pairing including a multiple-pairing session identifier, during a declaration period of predefined maximum duration;
- receiving requests for participation in the multiple pairing coming from said stations, the requests including the multiple-pairing session identifier, and creating, from the requests received, a list of stations to be paired;
- and
- when the declaration period expires, making individual pairings in turn with each of the stations in the list.
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