Method and system to support wireless multicast transmission
A method and system may include a source station to provide wireless multicast transmission to a plurality of destination stations according to a protocol adaptation layer multicast management protocol. The protocol adaptation layer may lie above the MAC layer. The multicast management protocol includes formation, maintenance, and termination procedures. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
1. A method comprising:
transmitting and receiving wireless multicast signals according to a protocol adaptation layer (PAL) multicast management protocol, the PAL lies above a Media Access Control (MAC) layer, the PAL multicast management protocol includes formation, maintenance and termination procedures, the formation procedure including:
transmitting a PAL control invitation message;
receiving, in response to the PAL control invitation message, a PAL control join request message; and
transmitting, in response to the PAL control join request message, a PAL control join response message, which indicates whether or not the formation procedure is successful.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said protocol adaptation layer is an audio/visual protocol adaptation layer.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said maintenance procedure includes transmitting a PAL confirmation message.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said termination procedure includes transmitting a PAL termination message.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said transmission occurs substantially in the 60 GHz spectrum.
6. The method of claim 1 , having a throughput of at least 700 Mbps.
7. The method of claim 6 , having a throughput of at least approximately 5Gbps.
8. A system comprising a source station to provide wireless multicast transmissions according to a protocol adaptation layer (PAL) multicast management protocol, the PAL lies above a Media Access Control (MAC) layer, the PAL multicast management protocol includes formation, maintenance and termination procedures, the formation procedure including:
transmitting a PAL control invitation message;
receiving, in response to the PAL control invitation message, a PAL control join request message; and
transmitting, in response to the PAL control join request message, a PAL control join response message, which indicates whether or not the formation procedure is successful.
9. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of destination stations to receive wireless transmissions from the source station.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein said protocol adaptation layer is an audio/visual protocol adaptation layer.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein said maintenance procedure includes transmitting a PAL confirmation message.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein said termination procedure includes transmitting a PAL termination message.
13. The system of claim 8 , wherein said transmission occurs substantially in the 60 GHz spectrum.
14. The system of claim 8 , having a throughput of at least 700 Mbps.
15. The system of claim 14 , having a throughput of at least approximately 5 Gbps.
16. An apparatus comprising a processor to provide to a plurality of destination stations wireless multicast transmission according to a protocol adaptation layer (PAL) multicast management protocol, the PAL lies above a Media Access Control (MAC) layer, the PAL multicast management protocol includes formation, maintenance and termination procedures, the formation procedure including:
transmitting a PAL control invitation message;
receiving, in response to the PAL control invitation message, a PAL control join request message; and
transmitting, in response to the PAL control join request message, a PAL control join response message, which indicates whether or not the formation procedure is successful.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein said wireless multicast transmission occurs substantially in the 60 GHz spectrum.