Patent ID: 7697448
Filing Date: 2010-04-13
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A device that operates within a piconet, the device comprising: a PHY (physical layer) that includes link quality intelligence gathering functionality; and a MAC (Medium Access Controller) that is directly coupled to the PHY; and wherein: the link quality intelligence gathering functionality is operable to assess a plurality of operational parameters that corresponds to a PHY link that communicatively couples the PHY of the device to a PHY of at least one additional device within the piconet; the PHY of the device is operable to provide assessed information corresponding to the plurality of operational parameters to the MAC; the MAC processes the assessed information corresponding to the plurality of operational parameters; based on the processed assessed information, the MAC modifies at least one operational parameter of the plurality of operational parameters; the MAC directs the link quality intelligence gathering functionality of the PHY to assess a first plurality of operational parameters that is a first subset of the plurality of operational parameters; the PHY of the device provides assessed information corresponding to the first plurality of operational parameters to the MAC; the MAC processes the assessed information corresponding to the first plurality of operational parameters to the MAC; and based on the processed assessed information corresponding to the first plurality of operational parameters to the MAC, the MAC directs the link quality intelligence gathering functionality of the PHY to assess a second plurality of operational parameters that is a second subset of the plurality of operational parameters.