Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ashutosh Bhatia

Thenmozhi Arunan

Ranjeet Kumar Patro

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for device synchronization and power conservation in a wireless communication system. In one embodiment, a method of a communication device for device synchronization and conserving power includes determining one or more device parameters in a wireless communication system, where the one or more device parameters are indicative of one or more time slots and at least one additional guard slot required during data transaction. The method also includes forming a connection request including the one or more device parameters, and communicating the connection request to a controller in the wireless communication system. Moreover, the method includes receiving a connection assignment frame including a device allocation interval from the controller based on the one or more device parameters, wherein the device allocation interval includes the one or more time slots and the at least one additional guard slot allocated to the communication device for data transaction.

Method and apparatus for device synchronization and power conservation in a wireless communication system

A method and a device for managing resources in a wireless communication network are provided. In one embodiment, a Medium Access Control (MAC) superframe format for a wireless communication network includes a beacon frame including beacon information for synchronizing devices in the wireless communication network and for defining structure of the MAC superframe, where the beacon information includes superframe structure information and synchronization information. The MAC superframe format also includes at least one multi-node connection frame substantially following the beacon frame and including device specific information and network specific information for allocating resources to one or more of the devices and/or providing network configuration parameters to the devices.

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Bengaluru, India

Ashutosh Bhatia