System and method for communicating beacon transmissions in wireless local area network (WLAN) systems
US7515577B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/0005
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for communicating beacon transmissions from a wireless access point (WAP) to a client transceiver in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system (500) includes obtaining a reference timing for the wireless access point (WAP) (502). The sector configuration and the sector timing in the WAP is then determined (503). A virtual target beacon transmission time (TBTT) for the sector of interest serviced by the WAP is then calculated (506), as is a channel number of the sector of interest. Finally, the method provides for listening (507) for a sector beacon signal from the sector of interest at the virtual TBTT and the calculated channel number.
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