Beacon frame scheduling in an independent basic service set network
US8942201B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 27, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/18
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for increasing the speed with which a number of stations associated with an IBSS network may be synchronized and/or for reducing the number of beacon frame collisions in the IBSS network. For at least some embodiments, the synchronization speed may be increased by allowing STAs having faster clock speeds to broadcast beacon frames more frequently than STAs having slower clock speeds.
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