Systems and methods for beacon timing adjustment in wireless networks
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsGeorge Cherian, Santosh Paul Abraham
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices for communicating in a wireless network are provided. In some aspects, an access point for wireless communication a receiver configured to receive information identifying a beacon timing of a second access point. The access point further includes a processor configured to adjust a beacon timing of the access point based on the received information identifying the beacon timing of the second access point and a transmitter configured to transmit a beacon according to the adjusted beacon timing of the access point.
Claims16
A first access point for wireless communication, the first access point comprising:
- a transmitter configured to transmit a first beacon in accordance with a first beacon transmission timing;
- and
- a processor configured to adjust the first beacon transmission timing based at least in part on information indicative of a second beacon transmission timing of a second access point, such that the adjusted first beacon transmission timing is at least a particular distance in time away from the second beacon transmission timing,
- and to maintain the first beacon transmission timing if the time between the first beacon transmission timing and the second beacon transmission time is larger than the particular distance,
- wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit a second beacon according to the adjusted first beacon transmission timing.
A method of wireless communication, comprising:
- transmitting, by a first access point, a first beacon in accordance with a first beacon transmission timing;
- adjusting, by the first access point, the first beacon transmission timing based at least in part on information indicative of a second beacon transmission timing of a second access point, such that the adjusted first beacon transmission timing is at least a particular distance in time away from the second beacon transmission timing;
- maintaining the first beacon transmission timing if the time between the first beacon transmission timing and the second beacon transmission time is larger than the particular distance;
- and
- transmitting a second beacon according to the adjusted first beacon transmission timing.
A first access point for wireless communication, the first access point comprising:
- means for transmitting a first beacon in accordance with a first beacon transmission timing;
- means for adjusting the first beacon transmission timing based at least in part on information indicative of a second beacon transmission timing of a second access point, such that the adjusted first beacon transmission timing is at least a particular distance in time away from the second beacon transmission timing;
- means for maintaining the first beacon transmission timing if the time between the first beacon transmission timing and the second beacon transmission time is larger than the particular distance;
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- means for transmitting a second beacon according to the adjusted first beacon transmission timing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.