Ieee 802.1cq mac address allocation via ieee 1722 maap and barc
AssigneeInterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
InventorsAntonio de la Oliva, Robert Gazda
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Abstract
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising a receiver, a transmitter, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to generate a Block Address Registration and Claiming (BARC) protocol data unit (PDU) including a BARC identifier, and an associated 4-bit state field, and further wherein the transmitter is configured to transmit the BARCPDU. The BARC identifier may include at least one of a claimable address block address (CABA), registerable address block identifier (RABI), or a proposed RABI (PRABI). The BARCPDU may be encoded as a IEEE 1722 message.
Claims21
1-14. (canceled)
An apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- generate a Block Address Registration and Claiming (BARC) protocol data unit (PDU) configured to provide for an assignment of at least one of a unicast address or multicast address, wherein the BARC PDU comprises a fixed size and includes fields having a predefined size, wherein the BARC PDU includes a 48-bit BARC identifier or address for BARC communications, and an associated 4-bit state field including a value indicating at least one BARC state of a plurality of BARC states defined for the BARC communications;
- and
- transmit, via the transceiver, the BARC PDU.
A method comprising:
- generating a Block Address Registration and Claiming (BARC) protocol data unit (PDU) configured to provide for an assignment of at least one of a unicast address or multicast address, wherein the BARC PDU comprises a fixed size and includes fields having a predefined size, wherein the BARC PDU includes a 48-bit BARC identifier or address for BARC communications, and an associated 4-bit state field including a value indicating at least one BARC state of a plurality of BARC states defined for the BARC communications;
- and
- transmitting the BARC PDU.
An apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- receive, via the transceiver, a Block Address Registration and Claiming (BARC) protocol data unit (PDU) configured to provide for an assignment of at least one of a unicast address or multicast address, wherein the BARC PDU comprises a fixed size and includes fields having a predefined size, wherein the BARC PDU includes a 48-bit BARC identifier or address for BARC communications, and an associated 4-bit state field including a value indicating at least one BARC state of a plurality of BARC states defined for the BARC communications;
- and
- process, based on the BARC identifier or address, the BARC PDU as a BARC communication for the apparatus.
A method comprising:
- Receiving a Block Address Registration and Claiming (BARC) protocol data unit (PDU) configured to provide for an assignment of at least one of a unicast address or multicast address, wherein the BARC PDU comprises a fixed size and includes fields having a predefined size, wherein the BARC PDU includes a 48-bit BARC identifier or address for BARC communications, and an associated 4-bit state field including a value indicating at least one BARC state of a plurality of BARC states defined for the BARC communications;
- and
- processing, based on the BARC identifier or address, the BARC PDU as a BARC communication for the apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.