Coordinating best effort traffic to an associationless, overhead mesh of access points
US11930541B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W74/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, an access point of an overhead mesh of access points in an area selects a range of client identifiers. The access point sends, via a beam cone transmitted in a substantially downward direction towards a floor of the area, a trigger signal that includes the range of client identifiers and prompts client devices having identifiers in that range to send best effort transmissions towards the overhead mesh. The access point detects a collision between the best effort transmissions of the client devices. The access point adjusts the range of client identifiers so as to avoid future collisions between the best effort transmissions of the client devices.
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