Method for operating a mobile terminal as access point and mobile terminal

摘要

A method for operating a mobile terminal as access point, wherein the access point composes a network together with one or more associated client stations, wherein the access point has an operational mode of alternating awake and sleep periods, and wherein the access point broadcasts beacon frames at regular intervals for signaling communication parameters to the associated client stations, is characterized in that the access point, based on the level of activity in the network, adjusts the communication parameters by slowing down or accelerating the access of the associated client stations to the network. Furthermore, a corresponding mobile terminal is disclosed.

主权项

1. A method for operating a mobile terminal as an access point, said access point composing a network together with one or more associated client stations, the method comprising:
alternating awake and sleep periods of an operational mode of said access point; and broadcasting, from said access point, beacon frames including communication parameters at regular intervals to said one or more associated client stations, the communication parameters including at least one of a contention window, a data rate, or a number of retransmissions, wherein said access point, based on a level of activity in said network, adjusts one or more of said communication parameters in order to slow down or accelerate the access of said associated client stations to said network, and wherein one or more of the communication parameters is adjusted by the access point such that a probability that a retransmission of the associated client stations occurs is increased, when the access point is in the awake state.