Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Superframe coordination in beacon-enabled networks
- Patent Title (中): 启用信标的网络中的超帧协调
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Application No.: US13457638Application Date: 2012-04-27
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Publication No.: US08830980B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Kumaran Vijayasankar , Ramanuja Vedantham , Badri N. Varadarajan , Anand G. Dabak
- Applicant: Kumaran Vijayasankar , Ramanuja Vedantham , Badri N. Varadarajan , Anand G. Dabak
- Applicant Address: US TX Dallas
- Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee: Texas Instruments Incorporated
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Dallas
- Agent Steven A. Shaw; Frederick J. Telecky, Jr.
- Main IPC: H04W74/04
- IPC: H04W74/04 ; H04B3/54 ; H04L12/64 ; H04L25/02 ; H04L5/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for designing, using, and/or implementing superframe coordination in beacon-enabled networks are described. In various implementations, these systems and methods may be applicable to Power Line Communications (PLC). For example, a method may include implementing a Media Access Control (MAC) superframe using a communication device. The MAC superframe may include a plurality of beacon slots, a plurality of Contention Access Period (CAP) slots following the plurality of beacon slots, a Contention Free Period (CFP) poll access slot following the plurality of CAP slots, a CFP slot following the CFP poll access slot, an inactivity period following the CFP slot, a beacon region following the inactivity period, and a communication slot following the beacon region. The method may also include communicating with another communication device using the MAC superframe.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120281717A1 Superframe Coordination in Beacon-Enabled Networks Public/Granted day:2012-11-08
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