Patent ID: 8879516
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for scheduling communication in a network, the method comprising: determining a duration of a beacon time (BT) timeslot to be included (i) in a next superframe and (ii) before an allocation time (AT) timeslot of the next superframe, wherein the BT timeslot is for transmitting one or more discovery beacons, and wherein the AT timeslot is for transmitting one or more announcement beacons; determining a time within a scheduled timeslot for association beamforming training (A-BFT) at which one or more stations that are sleeping are to wake up, wherein the scheduled timeslot for A-BFT is in the next superframe and follows the BT timeslot; and generating a beacon to be transmitted during a timeslot of a current superframe, wherein the current superframe precedes the next superframe, and wherein the beacon includes information indicative of the time within the scheduled timeslot for A-BFT at which the one or more stations that are sleeping are to wake up to enable the one or more stations that have previously beamformed to sleep through at least a portion of the BT timeslot and at least a portion of the time period for A-BFT.