Patent ID: 7382757
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of operation of an access point for supporting a first plurality of devices operating on a first frequency band and second plurality of devices operating on a second frequency band, the method comprising: providing communication in a first transition beacon interval at the second frequency band by: providing communication in each of a first plurality of beacon intervals following the first transition beacon interval at the second frequency band, wherein each of the first plurality of beacon intervals is characterized by a beacon interval time, by: delaying the signaling of at least one of the contention free period beacons of one or more of the first plurality of beacon intervals based on a completion delay of a distributed coordinated function mode, and reducing a beacon interval time of the one or more of the first plurality of beacon intervals following a delayed beacon interval so that an average rate of the reduced beacon interval time and the delayed beacon interval time approaches the beacon interval time.