DELIVERING DATA TO A WIRELESS STATION

摘要

Disclosed are methods for delivering data (212) to a wireless station (102). An access point (104), or any other suitable device or system, receives a plurality of association requests (204) from a plurality of wireless stations (102) and transmits a different association identifier (208) to each of the plurality of wireless stations (102). The access point (104) buffers data (212) for a subset of the wireless stations (102). If the number of wireless stations (102) with buffered data (212) at the access point (104) is less than a threshold, then the access point (104) transmits a list of association identifiers indicating that buffered data (212) are held for each wireless station (102) identified by the list. If the number of wireless stations (102) with buffered data (212) at the access point (104) is not less than the threshold, then the access point (104) transmits data indicative of a range of association identifiers indicating that buffered data (212) are held for at least one wireless station (102) identified by the range.

主权项

1. A method of delivering data to wireless stations, the method comprising:
receiving a plurality of association requests from a plurality of wireless stations; transmitting a different association identifier to each of the plurality of wireless stations; buffering data for a subset of the plurality of wireless stations, the subset including a number of wireless stations; if the number of wireless stations in the subset is less than a threshold, then transmitting a list of association identifiers indicating that buffered data are held for each wireless station identified by the list; and if the number of wireless stations in the subset is not less than the threshold, then transmitting data indicative of a range of association identifiers indicating that buffered data are held for at least one wireless station identified by the range.