IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0443930
(2006-05-31)
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등록번호 |
US-7664072
(2010-04-04)
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발명자
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
16 인용 특허 :
119 |
초록
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A virtual stream (VS) in a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) that exists solely within the medium access control (MAC) sublayer of the WLAN. The VS includes a unidirectional path in the wireless network between a station sourcing a quality of service (QoS) session and a
A virtual stream (VS) in a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) that exists solely within the medium access control (MAC) sublayer of the WLAN. The VS includes a unidirectional path in the wireless network between a station sourcing a quality of service (QoS) session and at least one station receiving the QoS session in the same BSS. The VS is defined by a VS identifier (VSID) that is unique within and local to the BSS, an address of the sourcing station, and an address of the at least one receiving station. The VS can be a virtual down-stream (VDS), a virtual upstream (VUS) or a virtual side-stream (VSS). The VS can be a unitcast or a multicast VS.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A virtual stream (VS) in a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network, the virtual stream comprising: a unidirectional path in the wireless local area network between a station sourcing a quality of service (QoS) session and at least one station receiving the Qo
What is claimed is: 1. A virtual stream (VS) in a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network, the virtual stream comprising: a unidirectional path in the wireless local area network between a station sourcing a quality of service (QoS) session and at least one station receiving the QoS session in the same BSS; wherein the VS is set up by a QoS management entity (QME) within a point coordinator (PC) station of the BSS to transport, under at least one predetermined QoS constraint, a traffic of the QoS session from a local logical link control (LLC) entity to at least one peer LLC entity in the same BSS; and wherein the PC station announces multiple transmission opportunities in a single frame; and wherein the VS is torn down by the QME of the PC-station upon termination of the QoS session. 2. The VS according to claim 1, wherein the wireless local area network includes a distributed contention scheme under control of a distributed coordination function contained in each said station and the PC station controls a centralized contention scheme that functions in addition to the distributed contention scheme. 3. The VS according to claim 1, wherein the QME of the PC-station reserves an associated resource of the BSS for the VS set up for the QoS session. 4. The VS according to claim 3, wherein the reserved resource is a predetermined bandwidth of a communication link of the BSS. 5. The VS according to claim 1, wherein the unidirectional path is defined by a VS identifier (VSID), an address of the sourcing station, and an address of the at least one receiving station. 6. The VS according to claim 5, wherein the VSID is unique within, and local to, the BSS. 7. The VS according to claim 1, wherein the VS exists solely within a medium access control (MAC) sublayer of the wireless network. 8. The VS according to claim 1, wherein the QME of the PC-station releases an associated resource of the BSS reserved for the VS torn down at termination of the QoS session. 9. The VS according to claim 1, wherein the VS is a virtual down-stream (VDS), wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is a PC-station of the BSS, and wherein the at least one station receiving the QoS session is at least one non-PC station of the BSS. 10. The VS according to claim 1, wherein the VS is a virtual up-stream (VUS), wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is a non-PC station of the BSS, and wherein the one station receiving the QoS session is the PC station of the BSS. 11. The VS according to claim 1, wherein the VS is a virtual side-stream (VSS), wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is a non-PC station of the BSS, and wherein the at least one station receiving the QoS session is a non-PC station of the BSS. 12. The VS according to claim 1, wherein the VS is a unitcast VS, wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is one of a PC-station and a non-PC station of the BSS, and wherein the at least one station receiving the QoS session is one of a PC station and a non-PC station of the BSS. 13. The VS according to claim 1, wherein the VS is a multicast VS, wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is one of a PC-station and a non-PC station of the BSS, and wherein a plurality of stations of the same BSS receive the QoS session. 14. A virtual stream (VS) in a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network, the virtual stream comprising: a unidirectional path in the wireless local area network between a station sourcing a quality of service (QoS) session and at least one station receiving the QoS session in the same BSS; wherein the VS is set up by a QoS management entity (QME) within a point coordinator (PC) station of the BSS to transport, under at least one predetermined QoS constraint, a traffic of the QoS session from a local logical link control (LLC) entity to at least one peer LLC entity in the same BSS; wherein the wireless local area network includes a distributed contention scheme under control of a distributed coordination function contained in each said station and the PC station controls a centralized contention scheme that functions in addition to the distributed contention scheme; wherein the VS is a unitcast VS, wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is one of a PC-station and a non-PC station of the BSS, and wherein the at least one station receiving the QoS session is one of a PC station and a non-PC station of the BSS. 15. The VS according to claim 14, wherein the VS is a virtual down-stream (VDS), wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is a PC-station of the BSS, and wherein the at least one station receiving the QoS session is at least one non-PC station of the BSS. 16. The VS according to claim 14, wherein the VS is a virtual up-stream (VUS), wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is a non-PC station of the BSS, and wherein the one station receiving the QoS session is the PC station of the BSS. 17. The VS according to claim 14, wherein the VS is a virtual side-stream (VSS), wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is a non-PC station of the BSS, and wherein the at least one station receiving the QoS session is a non-PC station of the BSS. 18. A virtual stream (VS) in a basic service set (BSS) in a wireless local area network, the virtual stream comprising: a unidirectional path in the wireless local area network between a station sourcing a quality of service (QoS) session and at least one station receiving the QoS session in the same BSS; wherein the VS is set up by a QoS management entity (QME) within a point coordinator (PC) station of the BSS to transport, under at least one predetermined QoS constraint, a traffic of the QoS session from a local logical link control (LLC) entity to at least one peer LLC entity in the same BSS; wherein the wireless local area network includes a distributed contention scheme under control of a distributed coordination function contained in each said station and the PC station controls a centralized contention scheme that functions in addition to the distributed contention scheme; wherein the VS is a multicast VS, wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is one of a PC-station and a non-PC station of the BSS, and wherein a plurality of stations of the same BSS receive the QoS session. 19. The VS according to claim 18, wherein the VS is a virtual down-stream (VDS), wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is a PC-station of the BSS, and wherein the at least one station receiving the QoS session is at least one non-PC station of the BSS. 20. The VS according to claim 18, wherein the VS is a virtual up-stream (VUS), wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is a non-PC station of the BSS, and wherein the one station receiving the QoS session is the PC station of the BSS. 21. The VS according to claim 18, wherein the VS is a virtual side-stream (VSS), wherein the station sourcing the QoS session is a non-PC station of the BSS, and wherein the at least one station receiving the QoS session is a non-PC station of the BSS.
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