Reliable broadcast protocol in a wireless local area network
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04H-001/00
H04L-012/56
H04J-003/26
출원번호
US-0753226
(2000-12-28)
등록번호
US-7280495
(2007-10-09)
발명자
/ 주소
Zweig,Jonathan M.
Engwer,Darwin A.
출원인 / 주소
Nortel Networks Limited
대리인 / 주소
Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman, LLP
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초록▼
A protocol for acknowledging receipt of a multicast or broadcast frame by a wireless unit is described. One embodiment, an Eavesdrop Unicast frame is created for use in a wireless network operated in accordance with IEEE 802.11. The Eavesdrop Unicast frame allows the targeted wireless unit to transm
A protocol for acknowledging receipt of a multicast or broadcast frame by a wireless unit is described. One embodiment, an Eavesdrop Unicast frame is created for use in a wireless network operated in accordance with IEEE 802.11. The Eavesdrop Unicast frame allows the targeted wireless unit to transmit acknowledgement (ACK) frame but is configured so that other wireless units can scan and obtain information therefrom. Another embodiment is similar in configuration to the Eavesdrop Unicast frame but is fully compliant with IEEE 802.11. Therein, a multicast or broadcast frame is transmitted but one wireless unit is configured to acknowledge receipt of the multicast or broadcast frame. The acknowledgement is accomplished through transmission of a data frame. Yet another embodiment is the transmission of broadcast or multicast frames into corresponding unicast frames.
대표청구항▼
What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: transmitting an Eavesdrop Unicast frame to a destination device by a transmitting device, the Eavesdrop Unicast frame includes at least four address fields, a first address field including a destination address of the destination device and a fourth addre
What is claimed is: 1. A method comprising: transmitting an Eavesdrop Unicast frame to a destination device by a transmitting device, the Eavesdrop Unicast frame includes at least four address fields, a first address field including a destination address of the destination device and a fourth address field including either a medium access control (MAC) address assigned to a plurality of devices including the destination device or a predetermined value; and receiving at the transmitting device a data frame assembled in accordance with Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 having a type field identifying the frame to be a data type, from the destination device in response to the destination device receiving the Eavesdrop Unicast frame for acknowledgement of receipt of the Eavesdrop Unicast frame, the contents within a first address field of the data frame having been overwritten with contents from the fourth address field of the Eavesdrop Unicast frame. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein prior to receiving the data frame, the method further comprises: scanning a channel carrying the Eavesdrop Unicast frame by a plurality of devices including the destination device; receiving of the Eavesdrop Unicast frame by the destination device. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the destination device is a wireless unit. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein prior to transmitting the Eavesdrop Unicast frame, the method further comprising: translating a cast frame into the Eavesdrop Unicast frame. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the translating of the cast frame into the Eavesdrop Unicast frame comprises substituting either (i) the MAC address assigned to the plurality of devices identifying the cast frame as a multicast frame or (ii) the predetermined value identifying the cast frame as a broadcast frame, with the destination address; and inserting the MAC address assigned to the plurality of devices or the predetermined value into the fourth address field of the at least four address fields of the Eavesdrop Unicast frame. 6. A method comprising: determining by an access point whether a cast frame is scheduled for transmission, the determining whether the cast frame is scheduled for transmission includes active notification of device management logic implemented within the access point by a hardware address filter implemented within the access point; and translating the cast frame into a plurality of unicast frames, each of the plurality of unicast frames being uniquely addressed with a media access control (MAC) address of a wireless unit, the MAC addresses are internally stored within the access point. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the cast frame is a multicast frame directed to a predetermined group of wireless units. 8. The method of claim 6, wherein the cast frame is a broadcast frame intended for every wireless unit within a range to receive the frame. 9. The method of claim 6 further comprising: transmitting the unicast frames in succession to the wireless units addressed by the MAC addresses. 10. The method of claim 9 further comprising: receiving the acknowledgement frame from each of the wireless units addressed by the MAC addresses. 11. A method comprising: determining by an access point whether a cast frame is scheduled for transmission to a plurality of wireless units, the determining whether the cast frame is scheduled for transmission includes active notification of device management logic implemented within the access point by a hardware address filter implemented within the access point; translating the cast frame for transmission into a plurality of unicast frames each uniquely addressed with a media access control (MAC) address of a wireless unit of the plurality of wireless units; and transmitting the plurality of unicast frames in succession to the plurality of wireless units. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the cast frame is one of (i) a multicast frame directed to a predetermined group of wireless units in communication with the access point forming the plurality of wireless units and (ii) a broadcast frame directed for every wireless unit within a range to receive the broadcast frame including the plurality of wireless units. 13. The method of claim 11, wherein the translating of the cast frame includes accessing MAC addresses of the plurality of wireless units stored within the access point and using the MAC addresses as destination addresses for corresponding plurality of unicast frames. 14. A method for transmitting information to a plurality of devices, comprising: translating a cast frame into an Eavesdrop Unicast frame, the Eavesdrop Unicast frame being a data frame that includes at least four address fields with (i) a first address field including a destination address of a targeted destination device that is substituted for information within a first address field of the cast frame identifying the cast frame as a broadcast frame or a multicast frame and (ii) a fourth address field including the information from the first address field of the cast frame; and transmitting an Eavesdrop Unicast frame to the destination device. 15. The method of claim 14 further comprising: receiving at the transmitting device a data frame including a type field identifying the frame to be a data type from the destination device, being a wireless unit, in response to the destination device receiving the Eavesdrop Unicast frame, the data frame being used to acknowledge receipt of the Eavesdrop Unicast frame, the contents within a first address field of the data frame having been overwritten with contents from the fourth address field of the Eavesdrop Unicast frame. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein the destination device is a wireless unit. 17. A method for transmitting information to a plurality of devices, comprising: transmitting an Eavesdrop Unicast frame to a destination device, the Eavesdrop Unicast frame being a data frame that includes a first address field including a destination address of the destination device and a second address field including information to identify the Eavesdrop Unicast frame being a translation of a broadcast frame; and receiving a data frame in response to the destination device receiving the Eavesdrop Unicast frame, the data frame being used to acknowledge receipt of the Eavesdrop Unicast frame, the contents within a first address field of the data frame having been overwritten with contents from the second address field of the Eavesdrop Unicast frame. 18. A method for transmitting information to a plurality of devices, comprising: translating a cast frame into an Eavesdrop Unicast frame; and transmitting the Eavesdrop Unicast frame to a destination device, the Eavesdrop Unicast frame being a data frame that includes at least four address fields, a first address field including a destination address of the destination device and a fourth address field including a value assigned to the plurality of devices including the destination device; and receiving a data frame from the destination device in response to the destination device receiving the Eavesdrop Unicast frame, the data frame being used to acknowledge receipt of the Eavesdrop Unicast frame, the contents within a first address field of the data frame having been overwritten with contents from the fourth address field of the Eavesdrop Unicast frame. 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the value is a medium access control (MAC) address.
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