MULTICASTING IN WIRELESS NETWORKS

摘要

According to various aspects, methods for multicasting in wireless networks may include one or more client devices sending requests for d livery of application data packets to a network access station. The requests may include a multicast address and QoS attributes. The network access station may create a multicast schedule whic coordinates the multicast deliver with power saving protocols of th client device so that the client devices will be awake when the mul icast occurs. The client devices may also instigate removal of a ulticast schedule when the application data packets are received or no longer needed by sending schedule deletion requests to t e access station. When a deletion requests is received from the last client device associate with a multicast schedule, the chedule may be removed. Additional embodiments and implement tions are also disclosed.