US Patent Application 18032383. METHODS FOR POWER EFFICIENT BROADCASTING IN WLAN simplified abstract

METHODS FOR POWER EFFICIENT BROADCASTING IN WLAN

Organization Name

InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.

Inventor(s)

Xiaofei Wang of North Caldwell NJ (US)

Hanqing Lou of Syosset NY (US)

Li Hsiang Sun of San Diego CA (US)

Joseph Levy of Merrick NY (US)

METHODS FOR POWER EFFICIENT BROADCASTING IN WLAN - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18032383 titled 'METHODS FOR POWER EFFICIENT BROADCASTING IN WLAN

Simplified Explanation

- This patent application describes systems, methods, and devices for broadcast service negotiation and non-simultaneous transmit-receive (STR) channel blindness recovery. - The methods involve a Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU) operating over two different links and receiving a frame with a Network Allocation Vector (NAV) setting associated with the second link. - The NAV setting indicates a time duration, and the WTRU sends a transmission over the first link that is shorter than or equal to the indicated time duration. - The frame with the NAV setting specifies that the time duration cannot be extended or modified. - The WTRU also sends an indication that it is capable of performing a multi-link restricted transmission. - After sending the transmission over the first link, the WTRU may enter a sleep mode on the first link.

Original Abstract Submitted

Systems, methods, and devices for broadcast service negotiation and non-simultaneous transmit-receive (STR) channel blindness recovery are provided herein. Some methods performed by a Wireless Transmit/Receive Unit (WTRU), may comprise operating over a first link; operating over a second link; receiving a frame including a Network Allocation Vector (NAV) setting associated with the second link, the NAV setting indicating a time duration; and sending a transmission over the first link, wherein a duration of the transmission over the first link is shorter than or equal to the time duration indicated by the NAV setting. The frame including the NAV setting indicates that the time duration may not be extended or modified. The method may further comprise sending, by the WTRU, an indication that it the WTRU is capable of performing a multi-link restricted transmission. The WTRU may enter a sleep mode on the first link after sending the transmission over the first link.