Systems, methods, and apparatus for a short beacon in low rate wi-fi communications

US2016248564A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2016248564-A1
Application numberUS-201615142998-A
CountryUS
Kind codeA1
Filing dateApr 29, 2016
Priority dateAug 11, 2011
Publication dateAug 25, 2016
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Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for a short beacon in low rate Wi-Fi communications. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for generating a short beacon. The method can include generating a short beacon frame for transmission at a selectable beacon interval. The short beacon frame includes: a beacon timestamp field, a service set identifier (SSID) field, and one or more capability fields; and generating a traffic indicator map (TIM) frame for transmission at a selectable TIM interval. The TIM frame includes a TIM timestamp field, a check beacon field, and a TIM; and converting the short beacon frame and the TIM frame for wireless transmission over a hardware transmission medium.

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The claimed invention is: 1 . A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium that contains instructions, which when executed by one or more processors result in performing operations comprising: generating a beacon frame for transmission at a short beacons interval, the beacon frame comprising: a timestamp field; a service set identifier (SSID) field; and one or more capability fields; generating a traffic indicator map (TIM) element for transmission at a TIM interva…

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What does patent US2016248564A1 cover?
Certain embodiments of the invention may include systems, methods, and apparatus for a short beacon in low rate Wi-Fi communications. According to an example embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for generating a short beacon. The method can include generating a short beacon frame for transmission at a selectable beacon interval. The short beacon frame includes: a beacon timestamp f…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Qi Emily H, Kenney Thomas J, Perahia Eldad, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04W52/0216. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Thu Aug 25 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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