Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for off-channel invitation
- Patent Title (中): 离线邀请的方法和设备
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Application No.: US14275615Application Date: 2014-05-12
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Publication No.: US09078108B1Publication Date: 2015-07-07
- Inventor: Sarang Shrikrishna Wagholikar , Deepak Shanhaji Nagawade
- Applicant: Marvell International Ltd.
- Applicant Address: BM Hamilton
- Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Marvell International Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: BM Hamilton
- Main IPC: H04W16/14
- IPC: H04W16/14 ; H04W28/12 ; H04W48/02 ; H04W72/12 ; H04W74/08 ; H04W84/02 ; H04W4/08 ; H04W72/04 ; H04W84/18

Abstract:
A wireless medium often supports communications of multiple devices on different respective channels of the wireless medium. In some aspects described herein, a first frame is transmitted on a first channel of a wireless medium effective to prevent a member device of a peer-to-peer group from attempting to access the wireless medium, a second frame inviting a wireless device to join the peer-to-peer group is transmitted on a second channel of the wireless medium, and the first channel of the wireless medium is returned to thereby enabling a next attempt of the member device to access the wireless medium.
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