Point coordinator delegation in a wireless network

摘要

A point coordinator in a wireless network, such as a wireless local area network (WLAN), may have the authority to control access to a channel by nodes in the network. The point coordinator may delegate the authority to a node in the network which requests access. The point coordinator may limit the extent of the delegation to a certain transaction or a predetermined amount of time.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
assigning a node one of at least two channels; controlling, from a particular node in a plurality of nodes, access to at least two channels by each node in the plurality of nodes in a wireless network; temporarily delegating said controlling, from the particular node to a first node in said plurality of nodes and assigning one of said two channels to the first node; delegating control of access to the channel to the first node in a first plurality of time intervals; and delegating control of access to the channel to a second node in said plurality of nodes in a second plurality of time intervals, wherein the first plurality of time intervals and the second plurality of time intervals are non-overlapping.