IP Library Granted Patent US 8,743,711
Granted Patent B2
US 8,743,711 · App. 12/638,056 · Granted Jun 3, 2014

Techniques for managing heterogeneous traffic streams

Inventor: Solomon Trainin (Haifa, IL)
Assignee: Intel Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,743,711
App. No.
12/638,056
Granted
Jun 3, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

Techniques for managing heterogeneous traffic streams are described. An apparatus may include wireless device having a transceiver and a media access control controller operative to communicate in a wireless network, the media access control controller having a traffic stream manager operative to establish a wireless communication channel between a first and second wireless device, and communicate multiple traffic streams in a single service period over the wireless communication channel, with each traffic stream having a different level of reliability for delivery of information from the first wireless device to the second wireless device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims (38)

1. A first wireless device, comprising:

a transceiver having a media access control controller to communicate in a wireless network, the media access control controller having a traffic stream manager to:

establish a wireless communication channel between the first wireless device and a second wireless device,

communicate multiple traffic streams in a single service period over the wireless communication channel, with each traffic stream having a different level of reliability for delivery of information from the first wireless device to the second wireless device, and

generate a media access control management action frame having a peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element including a reliability field to communicate a reliability parameter to control a reliability level for one or more of the multiple traffic streams.

2. The first wireless device of claim 1 , the traffic stream manager to generate the media access control management action frame having a traffic stream specification element for a private basic service set control point, the traffic stream specification element including information to establish a service period allocation flow for a first traffic stream to be communicated over the wireless communication channel during the single service period.

3. The first wireless device of claim 1 , the traffic stream manager to generate the media access control management action frame having a traffic stream specification element for a private basic service set control point, the traffic stream specification element including information to add a second traffic stream to be communicated over the wireless communication channel during the single service period.

4. The first wireless device of claim 1 , the traffic stream manager to generate the media access control management action frame having the peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element for the second wireless device, the peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element including one or more communication parameters used to communicate traffic streams over the wireless communication channel during the single service period.

5. The first wireless device of claim 1 , the peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element including a forward field to communicate a forward parameter to control forwarding operations for the first or second wireless device.

6. The first wireless device of claim 1 , the peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element including a buffer size field to communicate a buffer size parameter for the second wireless device, the buffer size parameter to limit a buffer size used to store information received from the first wireless device.

7. The first wireless device of claim 1 , the peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element including a service period field to communicate a service period identifier for the multiple traffic streams.

8. The first wireless device of claim 1 , the traffic stream manager to schedule transmission of information for each traffic stream during the single service period based on a corresponding reliability parameter associated with each traffic stream.

9. The first wireless device of claim 1 , the transceiver to communicate in a Millimeter-Wave (mmWave) directional wireless network.

10. The first wireless device of claim 1 , comprising a phased antenna array communicatively coupled to the transceiver.

11. The first wireless device of claim 1 , comprising a digital display.

12. A method comprising:

establishing a wireless communication channel between a first and second wireless device;

communicating multiple traffic streams in a single service period over the wireless communication channel, with each traffic stream having a different level of reliability for delivery of information from the first wireless device to the second wireless device; and

generating a media access control management action frame having a peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element including a reliability field to communicate a reliability parameter to control a reliability level for one or more of the multiple traffic streams.

13. The method of claim 12 , comprising sending an add traffic stream action request frame to a private basic service set control point, the add traffic stream action request frame having a traffic stream specification element with information to establish a service period allocation flow for a first traffic stream to be communicated over the wireless communication channel during the single service period, and a first time parameter for the single service period.

14. The method of claim 12 , comprising receiving an add traffic stream action response frame from a private basic service set control point, the add traffic stream action response frame having a traffic stream specification element with a first allocated time parameter for the single service period.

15. The method of claim 12 , comprising sending an add traffic stream action request frame to a private basic service set control point, the add traffic stream action request frame having a traffic stream specification element with information to add a second traffic stream to be communicated over the wireless communication channel during the single service period, and a second time parameter for the single service period.

16. The method of claim 12 , comprising receiving an add traffic stream action response frame from a private basic service set control point, the add traffic stream action response frame having a traffic stream specification element with a second allocated time parameter for the single service period.

17. The method of claim 12 , comprising sending an add traffic stream action request frame to the second wireless device, the add traffic stream action request frame having the peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element having one or more communication parameters used to communicate traffic streams over the wireless communication channel during the single service period.

18. The method of claim 12 , comprising receiving an add traffic stream action response frame from the second wireless device, the add traffic stream action response frame having the peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element having one or more communication parameters used to communicate traffic streams over the wireless communication channel during the single service period.

19. The method of claim 12 , comprising scheduling transmission of information for each traffic stream during the single service period based on a corresponding reliability parameter associated with each traffic stream.

20. An article comprising a computer-readable storage medium containing instructions that when executed enable a system to:

establish a wireless communication channel between a first and second wireless device;

communicate multiple traffic streams in a single service period over the wireless communication channel, with each traffic stream having a different level of reliability for delivery of information from the first wireless device to the second wireless device; and

generate a media access control management action frame having a peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element including a reliability field to communicate a reliability parameter to control a reliability level for one or more of the multiple traffic streams.

21. The article of claim 20 , further comprising instructions that when executed enable a system to generate the media access control management action frame having a traffic stream specification element for a private basic service set control point, the traffic stream specification element including information to establish a service period allocation flow for a first traffic stream to be communicated over the wireless communication channel during the single service period.

22. The article of claim 20 , further comprising instructions that when executed enable a system to generate the media access control management action frame having a traffic stream specification element for a private basic service set control point, the traffic stream specification element including information to add a second traffic stream to be communicated over the wireless communication channel during the single service period.

23. The article of claim 20 , further comprising instructions that when executed enable a system to generate the media access control management action frame having the peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element for the second wireless device, the peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element including one or more communication parameters used to communicate traffic streams over the wireless communication channel during the single service period.

24. The article of claim 20 , the peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element including a forward field to communicate a forward parameter to control forwarding operations for the first or second wireless device.

25. The article of claim 20 , the peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element including a buffer size field to communicate a buffer size parameter for the second wireless device, the buffer size parameter to limit a buffer size used to store information received from the first wireless device.

26. The article of claim 20 , the peer-to-peer traffic stream specification element including a service period field to communicate a service period identifier for the multiple traffic streams.

27. The article of claim 20 , further comprising instructions that when executed enable a system to schedule transmission of information for each traffic stream during the single service period based on a corresponding reliability parameter associated with each traffic stream.

28. The article of claim 20 , further comprising instructions that when executed enable a system to set a buffer size based on a buffer size parameter received from the second wireless device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 18, 2009
From: TRAININ, SOLOMON
To: INTEL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023678/0978 →
Continuity (1)
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