Method and apparatus for device discovery through beaconing
US9402254B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises identifying at least one beacon opportunity at a wireless network device; selecting a beacon channel from a beacon slot that is a flexibly allocated frequency resource; and transmitting at least one beacon signal in the selected beacon channel multiplexed in a beacon frame during the identified beacon opportunity.
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