Multi-tier WLAN and method for propagating beacons in a multi-tier WLAN thereof
US8068467B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W56/00
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for transmitting beacons by nodes in a multi-tier wireless local area network is disclosed. First, a first beacon by a tier 1 node in the multi-tier wireless local area network is transmitted. Then, a second beacon by a tier 2 node is transmitted where the second beacon is transmitted based upon the time that the first beacon is sent by the tier 1 node.
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