Method for enabling periodic scanning in wireless communication networks
AssigneeMotorola Solutions, Inc.
InventorsYuechun Chu, Shyamal Ramachandran
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Abstract
A method is provided for enabling periodic scanning in a mesh network. The method includes transmitting from a first access point an announcement that it will be temporarily unavailable, wherein the announcement includes: a first information element for quieting a station associated with the access point during a time period; and a second information element for instructing a neighboring access point to temporarily suspend transmissions to the access point during the time period that the stations are quieted.
Claims7
A method for enabling periodic scanning in a mesh network, the method comprising:
- transmitting from a first access point an announcement that it will be temporarily unavailable, wherein the announcement includes:
- a first information element for quieting a station associated with the access point during a time period, wherein the first information element comprises a Quiet Element;
- and
- a second information element for instructing a neighboring access point to temporarily suspend transmissions to the access point during the time period that the stations are quieted, wherein the second information element comprises a scan indicator element.
A method for enabling periodic scanning in a mesh network, the method comprising:
- communicating a scan announcement including a time period from the first access point to one or more neighbor access points and one or more associated stations, wherein the scan announcement comprises:
- a first information element comprising a Quiet Element for quieting the associated stations during the time period;
- and
- a second information element comprising a scan indicator element for instructing the neighboring in access points to temporarily suspend transmissions to the access point during the time period that the stations are quieted;
- during the time period:
- executing the scan by the access point;
- queuing one or more packets destined for the access point by each of the neighbor access points;
- and
- stopping communication by each of the associated stations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.