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- Patent Title: Emulating virtual port control of airtime fairness using per station enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) parameters
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Application No.: US14504394Application Date: 2014-10-01
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Publication No.: US09622263B2Publication Date: 2017-04-11
- Inventor: Anil Kaushik , Saurabh Bhargava , Siva Rama Krishna Rao Yogendra Jupudi , Sachin P. Dohre
- Applicant: Meru Networks
- Applicant Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Fortinet, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Sunnyvale
- Agency: Law Office of Dorian Cartwright
- Main IPC: H04W74/00
- IPC: H04W74/00 ; H04W48/12 ; H04W48/14

Abstract:
A technique for emulating virtual port control of airtime fairness for wireless stations using per station Enhanced Distributed Channel Access (EDCA) parameters. Specific parameters are received for each of a plurality of stations connected to the access point. An EDCA field of a beacon that stores a general EDCA parameter is set to an empty state. The beacon is broadcast to a plurality stations on the wireless communication network and within range of an access point. The beacon comprises a BSSID (Basic Service Set Identifier) for use by the plurality of stations to connect with the access point for access to the wireless communication network. The beacon also comprises an empty EDCA field. In response to broadcasting the empty EDCA parameter, receiving a direct inquiry from each of the plurality of stations for the general EDCA parameter. Each of the plurality of stations is responded to with a direct communication of a specific parameter corresponding to each station. A transmission is received from at least one of the stations complying with the specific parameter.
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