Mechanism for wireless communication

摘要

In a communication system, an access point in communication with one or more stations is configured to shift the start of transmission of its downlink data. The access point may automatically shift the transmission of the downlink data in response to receiving downlink data transmitted by a neighboring access point. Shifting the start of transmission of its downlink data permits stations to correctly synchronize to the downlink data. The transmission of data may be synchronized to a synchronization event. In some instances, the access point updates its downlink data with a value corresponding to the shift. The access point may not shift the transmission of the downlink data if the signal strength of the received downlink data is below a threshold.

主权项

1. A method of transmitting data, the method comprising:
receiving data at a wireless access point during a first transmission window via a radio frequency channel; determining if the received data is aligned with a start of the first transmission window; causing transmission of transmission data via the radio frequency channel during a second transmission window wherein the transmission of the transmission data is shifted in time from a start of the second transmission window if the received data is aligned with the start of the first transmission window, wherein the first transmission window corresponds to a downlink frame of a first TDD frame and the second transmission window corresponds to a downlink frame of a second TDD frame.