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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
May. 03, 2005
Naveen Kumar Kakani, Irving, TX (US);
Yousuf Saifullah, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Nico Vanwaes, Keller, TX (US);
Srinivas Sreemanthula, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Khiem Le, Coppell, TX (US);
Naveen Kumar Kakani, Irving, TX (US);
Yousuf Saifullah, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Nico VanWaes, Keller, TX (US);
Srinivas Sreemanthula, Flower Mound, TX (US);
Khiem Le, Coppell, TX (US);
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
A system and method for including aggregation control information in an aggregate frame that facilitates enhanced power efficiency is provided. Aggregation control information may include lengths of frames addressed to different stations and/or transmission opportunities to different stations. A receiving station is then able to calculate an offset within the aggregate frame that identifies the position of frames addressed to the receiving station and/or offset when it can use the medium to transmit it's data. The receiving station may then enter a sleep mode and awaken at a proper time for using the medium to either receive, or transmit data on the medium. Additionally, aggregation control information may include rate information to facilitate aggregation of multi-rate data in an aggregate frame.