Multi-rate multi-receiver multi-response aggregation
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorLu Qian
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Abstract
A method for sending a multi-rate multi-receiver message containing a multi-receiver multi-response aggregate. The multi-rate multi-receiver aggregate is transmitted until a multi-receiver multi-response aggregate embedded within the multi-rate multi-receiver aggregate is encountered. Transmission of the multi-rate multi-receiver aggregate is suspended for a predetermined time period. After the expiration of the predetermined time period, transmission of the multi-rate multi-receiver aggregate resumes.
Claims19
A computer implemented method for sending a multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame comprising at least one data frame and at least one multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame, the method comprising:
- initiating transmission of the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame;
- transmitting at least one data frame embedded in the multi-rate, multi-response, multi-receiver aggregate frame until encountering a multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame;
- transmitting the multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame embedded within the multi-rate multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame;
- suspending the transmission of the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame, responsive to transmitting the multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame, immediately after sending the multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame embedded within the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate before sending a next frame contained within the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame;
- waiting for a predetermined time period after suspending the transmission;
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- resuming transmission of the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame after waiting the predetermined time period;
- wherein resuming transmission comprises sending the next frame contained within the multi-rate, multi-response, multi-receiver aggregate frame.
A system for sending a multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate containing at least one data frame and at least one multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame, comprising:
- means for initiating transmission of the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame;
- means for transmitting at least one data frame embedded in the multi-rate, multi-response, multi-receiver aggregate frame until encountering a multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame;
- means for transmitting the multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame embedded within the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame;
- means for suspending the transmission of the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame, responsive to transmitting the multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame, immediately after sending the multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame embedded within the multi-rate multi-receiver aggregate frame before sending a next frame contained within the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame;
- means for waiting for a predetermined time period defined by the multi-receiver, multi- response aggregate frame after suspending transmission;
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- means for resuming transmission of the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame after waiting the predetermined time period.
A computer-readable medium of instructions, comprising:
- means for initiating transmission of a multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame;
- means for transmitting at least one data frame embedded in the multi-rate, multi-response, multi-receiver aggregate frame until encountering a multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame embedded within the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame;
- means for transmitting the multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame embedded within the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame;
- means for suspending the transmission of the multi-rate multi-receiver aggregate frame, responsive to transmitting the multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame, immediately after sending the multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame embedded within the multi-rate multi-receiver aggregate frame before sending a next frame contained within the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame;
- means for waiting for a predetermined time period responsive to a spoofed network allocation vector defined in the header of the multi-receiver multi-response aggregate frame responsive to the means for suspending the transmission suspending transmission of the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame;
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- means for resuming transmission of the multi-rate multi-response multi-receiver aggregate frame after the means for waiting waits the predetermined time period.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.