Patent ID: 8102808
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, performed by an access point, for controlling transmission of a data stream from a station among a plurality of stations sharing a wireless medium, comprising: receiving, by the access point, a QoS registration request frame from the station, the QoS registration request frame including QoS parameters of the station; determining schedule information by the access point, based on the QoS parameters and a traffic condition of the wireless medium, said schedule information having a minimum polling interval and a maximum polling interval between which a QoS polling interval is selected, and in which QoS polling is carried out, and further having a minimum dedication duration and a maximum dedication duration in which dedication duration of a wireless communication is dedicated to the station after a response from the QoS polling is received; and transmitting, by the access point, a QoS response frame in response to the QoS registration request frame to the station, wherein the QoS response frame includes the schedule information.