Patent ID: 7110783
Filing Date: 2006-09-19
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method for channel access scheduling in a wireless network, wherein the wireless network comprises at, least one wireless computing device, the wireless computing device having an interface to a primary communication channel and an interface to a secondary communication channel, the secondary communication channel being of lower power than the primary communication channel, the method comprising: establishing a connection between a host transceiver at a host computer and a low power transceiver at the wireless computing device, the connection being established over the secondary channel; transmitting a first group of control information over the secondary channel from the low power transceiver to the host transceiver; receiving from the host transceiver a second group of control information at the low power transceiver, the second group of control information comprising scheduling information, wherein the scheduling information is transmitted in response to the control information sent by the low power transceiver; and automatically activating the interface to the primary communication channel in accordance with the received scheduling information.