Abstract:
Techniques are provided for selecting channels for use by access points operating in a wireless local area network. Metrics are computed for at least one set of radio frequency (RF) channels, wherein the set of RF channels comprises at least two RF channels in a frequency band that are available for use by a wireless network for a wider bandwidth mode that combines bandwidth of two or more RF channels. Alignment of individual primary and secondary RF channels is determined in the set of RF channels for operation of at least first and second wireless networks. A bias is applied to the metrics for each RF channel that is a member of the set of RF channels for the primary channel depending on alignment of the primary and secondary channels of the respective first and second wireless networks to produce adjusted metrics, based on which RF channels are assigned.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided to enable group addressing for multicast transmissions in a frame that is configured to support multi-user transmissions. The frame comprises a header field that is configured to indicate to recipient devices associated with a multi-user transmission interval during which time, frequency and spatial channel resources are allocated to allow for the transmission of a data frame or simultaneous transmission of corresponding ones of a plurality of data frames to respective recipient devices. In the header field, group identification information is wirelessly transmitted that indicates a group of recipient devices which are to receive a transmission during the multi-user transmission interval. Data is wirelessly transmitted for a multicast transmission during the multi-user transmission interval that follows the header field, where the multicast transmission is intended for a group of recipient devices that are members of a multicast group corresponding to the group identification information contained in the header field.
Abstract:
A wireless access point device configured to serve wireless client devices in a wireless network monitors transmissions sent by direct clients capable of forming ad hoc networks with one or more other direct clients. Profile data is stored for each detected direct client. The profile data indicates device type and services of the direct client, as well as potentially other information. The wireless access point receives from a direct client a request for information concerning one or more other direct clients, and sends a response to the direct client containing information for other direct clients based on the stored profile data.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided herein to allow a wireless network access point (AP) to more fully use its bandwidth in order to leverage the different bandwidth capabilities of different types of wireless client devices that the AP serves. The AP generates control parameters for usage of a plurality of channels in a bandwidth during a downlink transmission interval. The control parameters comprise information indicating channel assignments that result in multiple downlink transmissions that at least partially overlap in time to different wireless client devices according to their respective bandwidth capabilities. The AP transmits the control parameters in a control frame in advance of the downlink transmission interval on each of the plurality of channels in the bandwidth.
Abstract:
A method, apparatus, and software containing computer readable code to implement the method implemented in a first wireless device (111,...)- The method includes, for a particular network identifier active in a wireless network (100), transmitting frames configured to advertise the infrastructure network of the particular network identifier. The transmitting of off-channel beacon frames is in a provided channel different than the channel in which the access point (111,...) of the infrastructure wireless of the particular network identifier transmits beacon frames. The transmitting of off-channel beacon frames further is at a rate higher than the beacon rate frame at which the access point (111,...) of the infrastructure wireless of the particular network identifier transmits beacon frames.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided to enable group addressing for multicast transmissions in a frame that is configured to support multi-user transmissions. The frame comprises a header field that is configured to indicate to recipient devices associated with a multi-user transmission interval during which time, frequency and spatial channel resources are allocated to allow for the transmission of a data frame or simultaneous transmission of corresponding ones of a plurality of data frames to respective recipient devices. In the header field, group identification information is wirelessly transmitted that indicates a group of recipient devices which are to receive a transmission during the multi-user transmission interval. Data is wirelessly transmitted for a multicast transmission during the multi-user transmission interval that follows the header field, where the multicast transmission is intended for a group of recipient devices that are members of a multicast group corresponding to group identification information contained in the header field.
Abstract:
A wireless access point device configured to serve wireless client devices in a wireless network monitors transmissions sent by direct clients capable of forming ad hoc networks with one or more other direct clients. Profile data is stored for each detected direct client. The profile data indicates device type and services of the direct client, as well as potentially other information. The wireless access point receives from a direct client a request for information concerning one or more other direct clients, and sends a response to the direct client containing information for other direct clients based on the stored profile data.
Abstract:
Described herein are a computer-implemented method of determining a power plan/frequency plan combination assigning transmit frequency channels and transmit powers for a plurality of managed access points (APs) of a wireless network. Also described herein is a carrier medium carrying computer readable code configured to cause one or more processors of a processing system to implement the computer implemented method of determining a power plan/frequency plan combination. The method includes determining candidate power plans for the access points, including determining candidate transmit powers for the access' points, determining a candidate frequency plan corresponding to each of the determined candidate power plans using a frequency plan determining method to determine a set of candidate power plan/frequency plan combinations, and rating each combination of a candidate power plan and candidate frequency plan according to an evaluation criterion, and selecting a preliminary power plan/frequency plan combination based on the rating. One embodiment of the method further includes determining a final power plan for the preliminary frequency plan of the preliminary power plan/frequency plan combination to obtain a final power plan/frequency plan combination.