System and method for long range wireless local area network communications
US9992087B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and monitoring station are disclosed that enable efficient communications between a monitoring station and a wireless device. The method includes determining that receipt of a first data packet by the monitoring station from the wireless device has been received without error, receiving a subsequent data packet at the monitoring station from the wireless device, determining that the subsequent data packet being received from the wireless device is a retransmission of the first data packet, and transmitting a first acknowledgement to the wireless device before the subsequent data packet is received in its entirety. A propagation delay may be estimated and used to adjust certain parameters of the monitoring station so as to account for excessive delays that are beyond the delays anticipated by and accommodated within the IEEE802.11 Standard.
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