SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SILENCING WIRELESS DEVICES

摘要

Embodiments provide systems and methods to optimize the time when to receive transmissions from dissimilar wireless networks, and hence, improve the overall network throughput and avoid access point transmission rate fall-back mechanism having an avalanche effect during coexistence of dissimilar wireless network technologies. A receiver comprises at least two dissimilar network technology subsystems and is able to receive transmissions from dissimilar wireless network technology subsystems during a predetermined reception window.

主权项

1. A method for the coexistence of multiple wireless technologies, comprising:
providing a device comprising a first wireless technology subsystem with a first mode of operation and a second wireless technology subsystem with a second mode of operation wherein the first mode of operation has a higher priority that the second mode of operation; operating the device in the second mode of operation; and transmitting a silencing frame by the device while operating in the second mode of operation and prior to a transition by the device to the first mode of operation wherein a length of a network allocation vector (NAV) of the silencing frame depends on a length of time the device will operate in the first mode of operation and a data rate and/or a packet size during device operation in the second mode of operation.